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Muslim

See Moslem.

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Assassin 76% connected

One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.

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Begum 76% connected

In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.

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Calif 76% connected

Alt. of Califate

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Caliph 76% connected

Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey.

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Fakir 76% connected

An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk.

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Faquir 76% connected

See Fakir.

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Hakim 76% connected

A wise man; a physician, esp. a Mohammedan.

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Imam 76% connected

Alt. of Imaum

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Imaum 76% connected

Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque.

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Kalif 76% connected

See Caliph.

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Mollah 76% connected

One of the higher order of Turkish judges; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man.

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Moor 76% connected

One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.

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Mulla 76% connected

Same as Mollah.

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Mullah 76% connected

See Mollah.

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Saracen 76% connected

Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.

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Shiite 76% connected

Alt. of Shiah

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Sufi 76% connected

A title or surname of the king of Persia.

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Sunnite 76% connected

One of the orthodox Mohammedans who receive the Sunna as of equal importance with the Koran.

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Derivationally related 4

Islam 74% connected

The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.

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Islam 74% connected

The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.

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Moslem 74% connected

of Moslem

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Moslem 74% connected

of Moslem

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Containing group 1

Islam 70% connected

The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.

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Islamism 66% connected

The faith, doctrines, or religious system of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islam.

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Moslem 92% connected

of Moslem

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