Wahhabism
wah·ha·bism
noun
1.
a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia
- “Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism”
Origin
Calque of Arabic وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya). From Wahhab + -ism. Named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.
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