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Mahdi Definition


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Mahdi
noun Mahdis
    1. The name given by Sunni Muslims to the messianic deliverer who will eventually establish a reign of justice on Earth.
    2. The title used by various insurrectionary leaders, especially Muhammad Ahmed who established a theocratic state in 19c Sudan.
Derivative: Mahdist
noun, adj
    Etymology: 19c: Arabic, meaning ‘divinely guided one'.



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