English noun: Ramadan | |||
1. | Ramadan (time) the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Islamic calendar month | ||
Part meronym | Islamic calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Muslim calendar | ||
2. | Ramadan (act) (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fast, fasting | ||
Domain category | Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism | ||