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Meaning of mahound
Wordnet
mahound (n)
the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
Webster
mahound (n.)
A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.
mahound Sentence Examples
- The Saracen commander cursed the traitorous knight, calling him a "false Mahound."
- The crusaders believed that Mahound was the Muslim god who inspired the infidels to fight.
- Shakespeare's "Othello" refers to the Turkish emperor as "the great Mahound."
- The term "Mahound" was often used by Christians as a derogatory term for Muhammad.
- The medieval mystery play "The Killing of Mahound" portrayed the prophet as a pagan idol.
- The crusaders' siege of Constantinople was driven by a desire to avenge the alleged desecration of Mahound's tomb.
- The Song of Roland depicts Mahound as a powerful and vengeful deity.
- The Romance of Octavian relates the story of a knight who converts to Christianity after being visited by an angel who rebukes Mahound.
- The Italian poet Dante Alighieri placed Mahound in the Eighth Circle of Hell in his "Inferno."
- The term "Mahound" has come to be associated with any false or evil power.
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the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.
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The Saracen commander cursed the traitorous knight, calling him a "false Mahound."
The crusaders believed that Mahound was the Muslim god who inspired the infidels to fight.
Shakespeare's "Othello" refers to the Turkish emperor as "the great Mahound."
The term "Mahound" was often used by Christians as a derogatory term for Muhammad.
