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Mahometan

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Mahometan [məˈhɒmɪtən]
n & adj
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) a former word for Muslim
Mahometanism  n
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Mahometan [məˈhɒmɪtən]
A. ADJ → mahometano
B. N → mahometano/a m/f
Mahometan (Hist)
adj → mohammedanisch (Hist) (neg!)
n → Mohammedaner(in) m(f) (Hist) (neg!)
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The few Mahometan families, thinly scattered about the villages in the interior, are afraid to taste meat of any kind.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Mahomet on his part was not idle; he solicited the assistance of the Mahometan princes, pressed them with all the motives of religion, and obtained a reinforcement of two thousand musketeers from the Arabs, and a train of artillery from the Turks.
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Nay," added he, "you yourself will allow it may exist independent of all but one: so will a Mahometan, a Jew, and all the maintainers of all the different sects in the world.
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