RAMADAN

Ramadan

(noun) (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan

Ramadan

(noun) the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ram`a*dan", n. Etym: [Ar. ramadan, or ramazan, properly, the hot month.] [Written also Ramadhan, Ramadzan, and Rhamadan.]

1. The ninth Mohammedan month.

2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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