Ram·a·dan (r m  -dän , rm-dän)n. 1. The ninth month of the year in the Islamic calendar. See Table at calendar. 2. A fast, held from sunrise to sunset, that is carried out during this period. [Arabic Rama   n, from rama, dryness, from ramia, to be scorched; see rm in Semitic roots.] |
Ramadan, Rhamadhan [ˌræməˈdɑːn], Ramazan [ˌræməˈzɑːn]
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) the ninth month of the Muslim year, lasting 30 days, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) the fast itself
[from Arabic, literally: the hot month, from ramad dryness]
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| Noun | 1. |  Ramadan - the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faithIslamic calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Muslim calendar - the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years Islamic calendar month - any lunar month in the Muslim calendar |
| 2. | Ramadan - (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism, Islam, Islamism - the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion" |
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