2. A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mohurrum — Usage: usually capitalized variant of muharram * * * Mohurrum variant of Moharram … Useful english dictionary
Muharram — Mohurrum Mo*hur rum, Muharram Mu*har ram, n. [Ar. muharram, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.] 1. The first month of the Mohammedan year. Whitworth. [1913 Webster] 2. A festival of the Shiah sect of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Muharram — noun /muːˈhæɹəm/ a) The first month of the Islamic calendar. These, hearing nothing of the Collector Sahib for some time, and heartily despising the Hindu Sub Judge, arranged to start a little Mohurrum riot of their own. b) A Shiite festival held … Wiktionary
