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Wahhabism

[ wuh-hah-biz-uhm, wah- ]

noun

  1. the group of doctrines or practices of the Wahhabis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Wahhabism1

First recorded in 1820–30; Wahhab(i) + -ism

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Example Sentences

Osama bin Laden was steeped in Wahhabism, as are many Sunni Jidahists in Iraq and Syria today, such as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Saudi society and government are intricately intertwined with a puritanical flavor of Islam, Wahhabism.

Wahhabism is on the decline, but not yet extinct at Haïl; and the Wahhabis would of course have been our enemies.

Wahhabism, as a political regeneration of the world, has failed, but the spirit of reform has remained.

And Wahhabism is a direct telegraph wire between mortal man and his God.

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