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 Definitions of ramadan  [ˌræm əˈdɑn]  

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Definition of 'ramadan' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Ramadan
the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.

2.  Ramadan
the daily fast that is enjoined from dawn until sunset during this month.

Etymology:  (1590–1600; < Ar rama&ddotbelow;ān)

Definition of 'ramadan' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Ramadan
the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith

2. (noun) Ramadan
(Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan


Definition of 'ramadan' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) ramadan
the ninth Mohammedan month

2. (noun) ramadan
the great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month


Definitions of 'ramadan' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  ramadan
the ninth month of the Mohammedan year, a kind of Lent, held sacred as a month of fasting by all Moslems, being the month in the life of Mahomet when, as he spent it alone in meditation and prayer, his eyes were opened to see, through the shows of things, into the one eternal Reality, the greatness and absolute sovereignty of Allah.



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