wahhabi

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wahhabi - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Wahhabi
      n 1: a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from
           Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects
           any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam;
           "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim" [syn:
           Wahhabi, Wahabi]