(n) (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families, Syn. Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum
(n) a vicious sectarian organization in Pakistan that persecutes Shiite Muslims and collaborates with al-Qaeda to attack foreigners and to disrupt the government of Pakistan
(n) a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam, Syn. Wahabi, Example:Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim
(n) a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia, Syn. Wahabism, Example:Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
{ ‖‖ } n. [ Skr. mahābhārata. ] (Hinduism) A celebrated sacred epic poem of the Hindus, written in Sanskrit. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to a history, in many episodes, of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India. Syn. -- Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Ar. wahābi. ] A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Islam. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India. [ Written also Wahaby. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[摩诃婆罗多 / 摩訶婆羅多, Mó hē pó luó duōㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄛ] Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after Rāmāyana 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那, possibly originally c. 4th century BC; contains many reference to people and lands in central Asia called China, See Also: 羅摩衍那, 罗摩衍那
[毗耶娑, Pí yē suōㄆㄧˊ ㄧㄝ ㄙㄨㄛ] Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic Mahābhārata 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多 and a major figure in it, See Also: 摩訶婆羅多, 摩诃婆罗多