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Wahhabi

Wah·ha·bi [ wə hbee, waa hbee ] (plural Wah·ha·bis) or Wa·ha·bi [ wə hbee, waa hbee ] (plural Wa·ha·bis)


noun 
Definition:
 
member of Islamic group: a member of a very conservative Islamic group that rejects any innovation that occurred after the 3rd century of Islam. It flourishes primarily in Arabia.

[Early 19th century. < Arabic wahhābī, after Muhammad ibn bd-al- Wahhāb (1703-1792), its founder]

Wah·ha·bism noun
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