What is a synonym for "mohammedan"?

Common synonyms include: dervish, islamist, islamist, islamite, islamite, mohammedist.

How do you pronounce "mohammedan"?

Pronounced //məˈhæm.ɪ.dən//.

//məˈhæm.ɪ.dən// adj, noun

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Noun

1
Muslim.
"MOSQUE (Fr. mosquée, from Sp. mezquita, from Ar. masjid, temple, from sajada, to prostrate one's self, to pray). A Mohammedan house of prayer and worship. Examples of these buildings are found wherever the Mohammedan faith has prevailed, from Spain to India and Turkestan."
2
a follower of Mohammed wordnet

Adjective

1
Muslim, Islamic. not-comparable
"At the principal stations there are also separate Hindu and Mohemmedan refreshment rooms, and some mail trains have compartments reserved for Indian tea and sweetmeat vendors."
2
Relating to Mohammed. not-comparable

Adjective

1
of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded wordnet

"The train from Krakow to Warsaw had to stop because of a young Muslim who had started to say a Mohammedan prayer."

From Mohammed + -an, from the earlier form Mahometan, coined in the 17th century.

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