Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mohammedanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: mo-hammedanism
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Islam, the religion introduced by Muhammad.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In a general estimate of Mohammedanism it should not be forgotten what Islam has done for the cause of humanity and more particularly the share it had in the development of science and art in Europe. Broadly speaking, the Mohammedans may be said to have been the teachers of barbarous Europe from the ninth to the thirteenth century. It is from the days of the Abbasside rulers that the real renaissance of the Greek spirit and Greek culture is to be dated."

Etymology

From the earlier form Mahometanism; equivalent to Muhammadan + -ism; compare Muhammadism, coined in the 17th century after French mahométisme.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Muhammadan

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Mahometanism (alternative) Muhammadanism (alternative) Mahomedanism (alternative) Mahommedanism (alternative) Muhammedanism (alternative) Mohamedanism (alternative) Mohametanism (alternative) Muhamedanism (alternative) Mohammetanism (alternative) Mahommetanism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Mohammedan Mohammedanist Mohammedian

Synonyms

Mohammedism islam islamism muhammadanism muslimism

Questions

What does mohammedanism mean?: Islam, the religion introduced by Muhammad.
Where does mohammedanism come from?: From the earlier form Mahometanism; equivalent to Muhammadan + -ism; compare Muhammadism, coined in the 17th century after French mahométisme.

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