Wahhabi
Meanings
noun
- An adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).
adj
- Of or pertaining to Wahhabism.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy, “Wahhabi”), ultimately named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Equivalent to Wahhab + -i.
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