# Wahhabi

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #57,164

## Definitions
1. An adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy, “Wahhabi”), ultimately named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Equivalent to Wahhab + -i.

## Source
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