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The Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632)
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mahound
Word definitions for mahound in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mahound or Mahoun is a variant form of the name Muhammad , often found in Medieval and later European literature. The name has been used in the past by Christian writers to vilify Muhammad. It was especially connected to the fact that Muhammad was a god ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mahound \Ma`hound\, n. A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil. [Obs.] Who's this, my mahound cousin ? --Beau. & Fl.
Usage examples of mahound.
The assembled lyric poets, composers of assassination eulogies, narrative versifiers and satirists -- Baal is here, of course -- gaze with amusement, but also with a little unease, at the sleepwalking Mahound.
She falls, coughs, then prostrates herself before him, and says firmly: "There is no God but Al-Lah, and Mahound is his Prophet.
Now there was no demand for satires -- the general fear of Mahound had destroyed the market for insults and wit.
Mahound does not open his eyes for an instant, but his steps are sure, and he reaches the stage without stumblings or collisions.