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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

salafismwahabism

Example

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"He was able to predict the victory of Wahhabism and the renaissance of the Arab world."

Etymology

Calque of Arabic وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya). From Wahhab + -ism. Named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

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