Definitions for ramadanˌræm əˈdɑn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ram•a•danˌræm əˈdɑn(n.)

  1. the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.

    Category: Eastern Religions

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

    Category: Eastern Religions

Origin of Ramadan:

1590–1600; < Ar ramaḍān

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Ramadan(noun)

    the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith

  2. Ramadan(noun)

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

Wiktionary

  1. Ramadan(ProperNoun)

    The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.

  2. Origin: From رمضان, from ارتمض.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ramadan(noun)

    the ninth Mohammedan month

  2. Ramadan(noun)

    the great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month

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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