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MAHDI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
religious leader (leader of a religious order)
Domain category:
Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (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)
Derivation:
Mahdism (belief in the appearance of the Mahdi; devotion to a Mahdi)
Mahdist (an adherent of Mahdism)
