noun
a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia
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Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism
• Syn: ↑Wahabism
• Hypernyms: ↑Islam, ↑Islamism, ↑Mohammedanism, ↑Muhammadanism, ↑Muslimism
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/weuh hah"biz euhm, wah-/, n.
the group of doctrines or practices of the Wahhabis.
[1820-30; WAHHAB(I) + -ISM]
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Wahhaˈbism, Wahaˈbism, Wahhaˈbiism or Wahaˈbiism noun
The doctrine and practices of the Wahhabis
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Main Entry: ↑Wahhabi
Useful english dictionary. 2012.