Wahhabi

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Etymology

Arabic وَهَّابِيّ‎ (wahhābiyy, “Wahhabi”), ultimately named after Islamic theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.

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Wahhabi (plural Wahhabis)

  1. (Islam) An adherent of the puritanical reform movement that arose in 18th-century Arabia.

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