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mahdi

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

Mah=di

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun mahdi has 1 sense

mahdi(n = noun.person) - (Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion;

is a kind of

religious leader

Derived forms noun mahdism₁, noun mahdist₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

mahdi, n. [Ar., guide, leader.].

Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear. [1913 Webster]

" The title has been taken by several persons in countries where Mohammedanism prevails, -- notably by Mohammad Ahmed, who overran the Egyptian Sudan, and in 1885 captured Khartum, his soldiers killing General Gordon, an Englishman, who was then the Egyptian governor of the region." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

mahdi, n. (pl. Mahdis)
1 a spiritual and temporal messiah expected by Muslims.
2 esp. hist. a leader claiming to be this Messiah.

Derivative

Mahdism n. Mahdist n.

Etymology

Arab. mahdiy he who is guided right, past part. of hada guide