Wahhabism

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proper noun

A Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

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Wahabism
OriginArabic وَهَّابِيَّة →
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Meanings

proper nounWahhabism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamA Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia

Similar
Wahabism
Broader
IslamIslamismMohammedanism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicوَهَّابِيَّة
  2. EnglishWahhabism

Calque of Arabic وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya). From Wahhab + -ism. Named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

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Translations

Arabic وَهَّابِيَّة
  • وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya)branch of Sunni Islam
Chinese Mandarin 瓦哈比派
  • 瓦哈比派 (Wǎhābǐ pài)branch of Sunni Islam
Czech wahhábismus
  • wahhábismusbranch of Sunni Islam
Dutch wahabisme
  • wahabismebranch of Sunni Islam
Esperanto vahabismo
  • vahabismobranch of Sunni Islam
French wahhabisme
  • wahhabismebranch of Sunni Islam
German Wahhabismus
  • Wahhabismusbranch of Sunni Islam
Hebrew והאביה
  • והאביה (wahábiya)branch of Sunni Islam
Hindi वहाबवाद
  • वहाबवाद (vahābvād)branch of Sunni Islam
Italian wahhabismo, wahabismo
  • wahhabismobranch of Sunni Islam
  • wahabismobranch of Sunni Islam
Japanese ワッハーブ派
  • ワッハーブ派 (Wahhābu-ha)branch of Sunni Islam
Persian وهابیت
  • وهابیتbranch of Sunni Islam
Polish wahhabizm
  • wahhabizmbranch of Sunni Islam
Portuguese wahabismo, Wahabismo
  • wahabismobranch of Sunni Islam
  • Wahabismobranch of Sunni Islam
  • wahhabismobranch of Sunni Islam
  • Wahhabismobranch of Sunni Islam
Russian ваххаби́зм
  • ваххаби́зм (vaxxabízm)branch of Sunni Islam
Spanish wahhabismo, wahabismo
  • wahhabismobranch of Sunni Islam
  • wahabismobranch of Sunni Islam
Thai วะฮาบีย์
  • วะฮาบีย์branch of Sunni Islam
Urdu وہابیت
  • وہابیت (ohābet)branch of Sunni Islam
Cite this entry
APA

Wahhabism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wahhabism

MLA

“Wahhabism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wahhabism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wahhabism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wahhabism.

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