Ramadan(noun)

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

Ramadan(noun)

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

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.

Ramadan(noun)

the ninth Mohammedan month

Ramadan(noun)

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

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.