ramadan

Noun
  1. The ninth month of the Islamic calendar;
    The month of fasting;
    The holiest period for the Islamic faith (synset 115243068)
    is a type of: islamic calendar month - any lunar month in the Muslim calendar
    is a part of: islamic calendar, mohammedan calendar, moslem calendar, muhammadan calendar, muslim calendar - the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years
  2. (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan (synset 101245636)
    referred to in: islam, islamism, mohammedanism, muhammadanism, muslimism - the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
    is a type of: fast, fasting - abstaining from food

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