English noun: Wahhabi | |||
1. | Wahhabi (person) a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam | ||
Samples | Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim. | ||
Synonyms | Wahabi | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Moslem, Muslim | ||