The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mohurrum
Mohurrum \Mo*hur"rum\, Muharram \Mu*har"ram\, n. [Ar. muharram, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.]
The first month of the Mohammedan year.
--Whitworth.A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.
Usage examples of "mohurrum".
That same evening, about nine whilst in the town about one and a-half miles from my own house, witnessing some of the ceremonials connected with the Mohurrum festival, the otter entered the temporary shed, walked across the floor, and came and lay down at my feet!