Wahabee

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• Wahabee — Wa*ha bee, n. [Ar. wah[=a]bi.] A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wahaby — Wahabee Wa*ha bee, n. [Ar. wah[=a]bi.] A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wahhabi — /wəˈhabi/ (say wuh hahbee) noun (plural Wahhabis) a member of a strictly conservative Islamic group, living mainly in Saudi Arabia, formed by the followers of Abd al Wahhab (1691?–1787?), a Muslim reformer who opposed all practices which are not… …