mahometan

3 definitions found

mahometan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mahomedan \Ma*hom"ed*an\, Mahometan \Ma*hom"et*an\, n.
     See Mohammedan.
     [1913 Webster]

  Mohammedan \Mo*ham"med*an\, n.
     A follower of Mohammed, the founder of Islam (also called
     Islamism or Mohammedanism); an adherent of Islam; one who
     professes Mohammedanism or Islamism; a Muslim; a Moslem; a
     Musselman; -- this term is used mostly by non-Moslems, and
     some Moslems find it offensive. [Written also Muhammadan,
     Mahometan, Mahomedan, etc.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

  Mohammedan \Mo*ham"med*an\, a. [From Mohammed, fr. Ar.
     muh['a]mmad praiseworthy, highly praised.]
     Of or pertaining to Mohammed, or the religion and
     institutions founded by Mohammed; in the latter sense,
     synonymous with Islamic, the term preferred by Moslems.
     [Written also Mahometan, Mahomedan, Muhammadan, etc.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]