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Meaning of "Mahometan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAHOMETAN

Mahometan  [məˈhɒmɪtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAHOMETAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mahometan can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MAHOMETAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mahometan

Mohammedan

Mohammedan is a term for a follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is used as both a noun and an adjective, meaning belonging or relating to, either Muhammad or the religion, doctrines, institutions and practices that he established. The word was formerly common in usage, but the terms Muslim and Islamic are more common today.

Definition of Mahometan in the English dictionary

The definition of Mahometan in the dictionary is a name formerly in Western usage but never used among Muslims for the Muslim religion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAHOMETAN


bitten
ˈbɪtən
Brighton
ˈbraɪtən
Britain
ˈbrɪtən
conscience-smitten
ˈkɒnʃənsˌsmɪtən
cosmopolitan
ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən
Dayton
ˈdeɪtən
kitten
ˈkɪtən
laten
ˈleɪtən
metropolitan
ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən
mitten
ˈmɪtən
Satan
ˈseɪtən
seiten
ˈsaɪtən
sitten
ˈsɪtən
skeleton
ˈskɛlɪtən
smitten
ˈsmɪtən
tighten
ˈtaɪtən
titan
ˈtaɪtən
triton
ˈtraɪtən
unsmitten
ʌnˈsmɪtən
written
ˈrɪtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAHOMETAN

Mahfouz
mahi-mahi
Mahican
Mahler
mahlstick
mahmal
mahoe
mahoganies
mahogany
Mahomet
Mahometanism
mahonia
Mahound
mahout
Mahratta
Mahratti
mahseer
mahua
mahuang
Mahy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAHOMETAN

Afghanistan
Bhutan
Cretan
Hindustan
Kalimantan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Manhattan
Pakistan
rattan
Sino-Tibetan
Spartan
sultan
Tajikistan
tan
tartan
Tibetan
Tristan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

Synonyms and antonyms of Mahometan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mahometan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAHOMETAN

Find out the translation of Mahometan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mahometan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mahometan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Mahometan
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mahometana
570 millions of speakers

English

Mahometan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Mahometan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Mahometan
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

магометанин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mahometan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Mahometan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mahométan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mahometan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mohammedaner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Mahometan
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Mahometan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mahometan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc Hồi giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Mahometan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महतोपन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Müslüman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maomettana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mahometan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

магометанин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mahomedane
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μωαμεθανοί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mahomeets
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mahometan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mahometan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mahometan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAHOMETAN»

The term «Mahometan» is normally little used and occupies the 127.795 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAHOMETAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Mahometan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Mahometan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mahometan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAHOMETAN»

Discover the use of Mahometan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mahometan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The respective Peculiarities in the creeds of the Mahometan ...
Ernest Frederick Fiske. tending opinions, force alone be necessary, it is evident that the correctness of either is a matter of no moment ; and, consequently, to discover whether an opinion be founded in truth will never be the aim of the disputant ...
Ernest Frederick Fiske, 1849
2
The History of India. The Hindu and Mahometan Periods.
Montstuart Elphinstone. waist in innumerable folds, and scarcely showed the naked foot and embroidered slipper. It is difficult to ascertain the gradation by which this change, and a corresponding alteration in manners, were effected. It must ...
Montstuart Elphinstone, 1857
3
A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations, ...
He only acted as a learned Sheik reformer, who was desirous of reducing the Mahometan religion to the primitive simplicity of the Koran. The religious services of this sect are performed in the open sky, and not below the roofing of a mosque.
Hannah Adams, 1817
4
New Model of Christian Missions to Popish, Mahometan, and ...
Explained in Four Letters to a Friend Isaac Taylor. he deems a defective or encumbered system of doctrine and discipline. I request you, my dear friend, to fix your closest attention upon the facts to which I advert, and to show me wherein the ...
Isaac Taylor, 1829
5
Nazarenus, Or, Jewish, Gentile, and Mahometan Christianity; ...
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John Toland, 2010
6
A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations: ...
This is a facsimile of the 1817 fourth edition of Hannah Adams's pioneering harbinger of the scholarly study of religion.
Hannah Adams, 1817
7
Nazarenus: Or, Jewish, Gentile, and Mahometan Christianity. ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
John Toland, 2010
8
The History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire: ...
Containing the Maxims of the Turkish Polity, the Most Material Points of the Mahometan Religion, Their Sects and Heresies, Their Convents and Religious Votaries. Their Military Discipline, with an Exact Computation of Their Forces Both by ...
Sir Paul Rycaut, 1686
9
The History of Philosophy, from the Earliest Times to the ...
He was early instructed in the Istamitic law, and, after the usual manner of the Arabian schools, united with the study of Mahometan theology that of the Aristotelian philosophy. These studies he pursued under Thophail, and became a follower ...
William Enfield, Johann Jakob Brucker, 1791
10
The Panoplist, and Missionary Magazine
LEmr.tt FROM 1KADIN6 UNITA- 111ANS IN GREAT BRITAIN TO THE MAHOMETAN AMBASSADOR. Sir, To the Editor of the Panoalist. Having recently met wi'U the Unitarian letter to the ftfahometan Ambassador, mentioned by Dr. Magee, ...
‎1815

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAHOMETAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mahometan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Charles Sumner speaking at the Greater Nashville Unitarian …
He believes with Thomas Jefferson that religious liberty is meant to encompass "the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and the Mahometan, the ... «Americans United, Jun 15»
2
Savage peoples: the racism of Adam Smith in Wealth of Nations
The list grows quickly, including Turkey and Indostan. To these he adds ancient Egypt, “Mahometan” nations, the Arabs, Africa, the West Indies, ... «The Conversation AU, May 15»
3
Some misinterpret Founders' intent of religious freedom
... within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mahometan, the Hindoo, and Infidel of every denomination. «St. Cloud Times, Apr 15»
4
What Happened to America's First Muslims?
... molatoes, and others, born of and in heathenish, idollatrous, pagan, and Mahometan parentage and country" who "heretofore and hereafter ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
5
Hector Avalos: Speak up for Darul Arqum
The word “Mahometan” is another word for Muslim popular at the time. When we were in a conflict with Islamic powers of North Africa in the late ... «Ames Tribune, Mar 15»
6
America's Forgotten Images of Islam
... entitled “An African Christian: A Convert from Mohammedanism” cataloged the Christian virtues of a former “Mahometan” slave named Moro. «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
7
Islam: At War With the World?
The Mahometan religion, which speaks only by the sword, acts still upon men with that destructive spirit with which it was founded.*. David B. «Niagarafallsreporter.com, Feb 15»
8
President Obama Says Islam “Woven Into America From Its …
... founded on the Christian religion” and harbors no hostility against any Mahometan nation.” Yet there was no real reprieve for the Americans. «Jewish Journal, Feb 15»
9
The Death of Religion and the Rise of Faith
... within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mahometan, the Hindoo, and infidel of every denomination.”. «Harvard Political Review, Feb 15»
10
Are Our Pastors Puppets For The New World Order?
... the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mahometan [Muslim].” Jefferson's perception of Muslims as peaceful people generally was shared ... «Western Journalism, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mahometan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mahometan>. Apr 2024 ».
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