wahabi

noun, plural Wah·ha·bis. Islam.

a follower of ʿAbd al-Wahhab (1703–1792), who stringently opposed all practices not sanctioned by the Koran. The Wahhabis, founded in the 18th century, are the most conservative Muslim group and are today found mainly in Saudi Arabia.

Also, Wa·ha·bi, Wah·ha·bee, Wah·ha·bite, Wa·ha·bite

[wuh-hah-bahyt, wah-] .

Origin:
1800–10; < Arabic, equivalent to ʿAbd al-Wahhab + -ī suffix of appurtenance

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Wahhabi or Wahabi (wəˈhɑːbɪ)

—n , pl -bis
	a member of a strictly conservative Muslim sect founded in the 18th century with the aim of eliminating all innovations later than the 3rd century of Islam

Wahabi or Wahabi

—n

Wah'habism or Wahabi

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Wa'habism or Wahabi

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Wahhabi or Wahabi (wəˈhɑːbɪ)

—n , pl -bis
	a member of a strictly conservative Muslim sect founded in the 18th century with the aim of eliminating all innovations later than the 3rd century of Islam

Wahabi or Wahabi

—n

Wah'habism or Wahabi

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Wa'habism or Wahabi

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Wahabi

1807, follower of Islamic fundamentalist Abd-el-Wahhab (1691-1787), from his name, with Arabic gen. suffix -i.

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