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Mahdism

Mahdism proper noun: islamic messianism regarding the coming of the Mahdi.

Proper noun

Mahdism

  1. Islamic messianism regarding the coming of the Mahdi
    • Mahdism has proved the most shameful and terrible instrument of bloodshed and oppression which the modern world has ever witnessed.1899, Sir Ernest Nathaniel Bennett, The Downfall of the Dervishes

Mahdism meaning in Urdu

Mahdism in Urdu

the Islamic eschatology belief of a person who will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world
مَہْدَوِیَّت mahdaviyyat

Forms of Mahdism

alternative formMahdiism

Origin of Mahdism

From Mahdi + -ism.

Questions about Mahdism

What does Mahdism mean?
Mahdism means islamic messianism regarding the coming of the Mahdi.
What is Mahdism in Urdu?
Mahdism in Urdu is مَہْدَوِیَّت (mahdaviyyat). See Mahdism meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is Mahdism?
Mahdism is a proper noun.

Words near Mahdism in the dictionary

  1. Mahdiist
  2. Mahdiists
  3. Mahdiqoli
  4. Mahdis
  5. Mahdiship
  6. Mahdism
  7. Mahdist
  8. Mahdists
  9. Mahe
  10. Mahemed
  11. Mahemet

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