Definition of Mahdi

1. Noun. (Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion.

Category relationships: Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
Generic synonyms: Religious Leader
Derivative terms: Mahdism, Mahdist

Definition of Mahdi

1. n. Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear.

Definition of Mahdi

1. Proper noun. (Islam) a leader in Shia eschatology who is assumed to appear, save the world(,) and make peace worldwide. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mahdi

Mahabharatam
Mahabharatum
Mahaim fibres
Mahal
Mahalia Jackson
Mahan
Mahanadi
Maharashtra
Maharashtrian
Maharashtrians
Maharastra
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahayana
Mahayana Buddhism
Mahayanist
Mahdi (current term)
Mahernia verticillata
Mahgrib
Mahican
Mahilyow
Mahler
Mahlon
Mahmood
Mahmoud
Mahomet
Mahometan
Mahometanism
Mahometanize
Mahometanized
Mahometanizes

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