Bible Dictionaries
Mahdism

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Belief in the coming of the Mahdi; fanatical devotion to the cause of the Mahdi or a pretender to that title.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mahdism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mahdism.html. 1828.