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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim" [syn: Wahhabi, Wahabi]

Merriam Webster's

noun see Wahhabi

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also Wahhabi) (pl. -is) a member of a sect of Muslim puritans following strictly the original words of the Koran. Etymology: Muhammad ibn Abd-el- Wahhab, founder in the 18th c.