Definitions for mahdiˈmɑ di
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Mah•diˈmɑ di(n.)(pl.)-dis.
the Muslim messiah destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.
Category: Eastern Religions
a claimant to this role.
Category: Eastern Religions
Origin of Mahdi:
1790–1800; < Ar mahdīy he who is guided
Mah′dism-dɪz əm(n.)
Wiktionary
Mahdi(ProperNoun)
a leader in Shia eschatology who is assumed to appear, save the world and make peace worldwide.
Origin: "rightly guided one"
Webster Dictionary
Mahdi(noun)
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
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Mahdi
a name given to any Mohammedan fanatic who arises in the interest of the Mohammedan faith, summons the Moslems to war, and leads them to repel the infidel; a kind of Mohammed Messiah armed with the sword for the conquest of the world to the faith.
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