mahdist

• Существительное, обозначающее последователя или приверженца махдизма, религиозно-политического движения в исламе, основанного на вере в пророческого избавителя, известного как Махди.

A noun referring to a follower or adherent of Mahdism, a religious and political movement within Islam centered on the belief in a prophesied redeemer known as the Mahdi.

proper noun

1. Adherent of MahdismC2formal

   A follower or supporter of Mahdism, a religious and political movement centered on the belief in a prophesied redeemer (the Mahdi).

   Последователь махдизма

   • The Mahdists rose up in Sudan in the late 19th century.
   • He studied the history of the Mahdist movement in North Africa.
   • The Mahdists believed their leader was the prophesied guide.