"Mohammedanism" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the earlier form Mahometanism; equivalent to Muhammadan + -ism; compare Muhammadism, coined in the 17th century after French mahométisme. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Muhammadan|ism}} Muhammadan + -ism Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-}} Mohammedanism (uncountable)
  1. (now largely obsolete and offensive) The religion introduced by Muhammad: Islam. Wikipedia link: Mohammedanism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Religion Related terms: Mohammedan, Mohammedian, Mohammedanist [rare]
    Sense id: en-Mohammedanism-en-name-oXCbFvhB Categories (other): Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: Mohammedism [obsolete, offensive], Mahometanism, Muhammadanism, Mahomedanism, Mahommedanism, Muhammedanism, Mohamedanism, Mohametanism, Muhamedanism, Mohammetanism, Mahommetanism (english: all as obsolete as the lemma (Mohammedanism), or more obsolete than it)

Alternative forms

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