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wahhabism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
wah-habism
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Uncountable

Etymology

Calque of Arabic وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya). From Wahhab + -ism. Named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

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Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Wahhab Wahhabi Wahhabist Wahhabite Salafism

Synonyms

wahabism

Questions

What does wahhabism mean?
A Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Where does wahhabism come from?
Calque of Arabic وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya). From Wahhab + -ism. Named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

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