Mahdist

Mahdist
noun see Mahdi

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • mahdist — MAHDÍST, Ă, mahdişti, e, adj., s.m. şi f. (Adept) al mahdismului. – Din fr. mahdiste. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  mahdíst adj. m., pl. mahdíşti; f …   Dicționar Român

  • Mahdist — or Mahdism may refer to: Islamic messianism Followers of Muhammad Ahmad, the Sudanese self proclaimed Mahdi, also known as Ansar See also Mahdi People claiming to be the Mahdi Mahdist War This …   Wikipedia

  • Mahdist War — Depiction of the Battle of Omdurman (1898). Date 1881–1899 …   Wikipedia

  • Mahdist — Mahdism Mah dism, n. Belief in the coming of the Mahdi; fanatical devotion to the cause of the Mahdi or a pretender to that title. {Mah dist}, n. Mahdism has proved the most shameful and terrible instrument of bloodshed and oppression which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mahdist — See Mahdism. * * * ▪ followers of al Mahdī also called  Ansar, or Al anṣār        (Arabic: “Helper”), follower of al Mahdī (Mahdī, al ) (Muḥammad Ahmad ibn as Sayyid ʿAbd Allāh) or of his successor or descendants. Ansar is an old term applied to… …   Universalium

  • Mahdist — Mah|dịst 〈m. 16〉 Anhänger des Mahdismus …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Mahdist — Mah|dịst 〈m.; Gen.: en, Pl.: en〉 Anhänger des Mahdismus …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Mahdist — Mah|dist der; en, en <zu ↑...ist> Anhänger des sudanesischen Derwischs Muhammad Ahmad, der sich 1881 zum Mahdi erklärte u. den zur Beseitigung der brit. ägypt. Fremdherrschaft führenden »Mahdiaufstand« anführte …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • mahdist — mah·dist …   English syllables

  • Mahdist — noun an adherent of Mahdism • Derivationally related forms: ↑Mahdi, ↑Mahdism • Hypernyms: ↑disciple, ↑adherent * * * də̇st noun ( s) Usage …   Useful english dictionary

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