Mohurrum
Mo*hur"rum\, Muharram \Mu*har"ram\, n. [Ar. muharram, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.]1. The first month of the Mohammedan year. --Whitworth. 2. A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.