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Definition of Mahound
1. Noun. The Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632).
Definition of Mahound
1. n. A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.
Definition of Mahound
1. Noun. (obsolete derogatory) An evil spirit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mahound
Literary usage of Mahound
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Account of the Rise and Progress of Mahometanism: With the Life of by Henry Stubbe, Mahmud Khan Shairani (1911)
"1 The fact is not recorded, but a belief is current, that mahound also suffered
... The adjuration "by mahound " is so frequent that, in several romances, ..."
2. Once a Week by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1860)
"mahound was arrested in his aim ; he recognised his master's presence, ...
mahound, v hat will it profit you ? I will set you free, make you rich, ..."
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