Definition of Mahound

1. Noun. The Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632).

Exact synonyms: Mahomet, Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammad
Generic synonyms: Prophet

Definition of Mahound

1. n. A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.

Definition of Mahound

1. Noun. (obsolete derogatory) An evil spirit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mahound

Mahometan
Mahometanism
Mahometanize
Mahometanized
Mahometanizes
Mahometanizing
Mahometism
Mahometist
Mahometists
Mahometry
Mahonia aquifolium
Mahonia nervosa
Mahorais
Mahoran
Mahori
Mahound (current term)
Mahounds
Mahovos
Mahrati
Mahratta
Mahrattas
Mahratti
Maia
Maianthemum
Maianthemum bifolium
Maianthemum canadense
Maiden's Tower
Maidenhead
Maidens

Literary usage of Mahound

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Account of the Rise and Progress of Mahometanism: With the Life of by Henry Stubbe, Mahmud Khan Shairani (1911)
"1 The fact is not recorded, but a belief is current, that Mahound also suffered ... The adjuration "by Mahound " is so frequent that, in several romances, ..."

2. Once a Week by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1860)
"Mahound was arrested in his aim ; he recognised his master's presence, ... Mahound, v hat will it profit you ? I will set you free, make you rich, ..."

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