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Mahomet
Mahomet an archaic form of Muhammad, recorded from late Middle English; the alternative Mahound is also found.
if the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain proverbial saying, early 17th century, used in the context of an apparently insoluble situation. The saying refers to a story of Muhammad recounted by Francis Bacon in his Essays, in which the Prophet called a hill to him, and when it did not move, made this remark. Mahomet's coffin referring to a legend current in European sources and recorded from the medieval period, that the coffin of Muhammad was suspended without visible supports, but by magnets or lodestones, from the ceiling of his tomb. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Mahomet." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Mahomet." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Mahomet.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Mahomet." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Mahomet.html |
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Mahomet XIV. ME. Mac(h)amete, Mako- — (O)F. Mahomet, † Mach-, medL. Ma(c)hometus — Arab. Muhammad (‘highly praised’, f. hamida praise), now repr. by Mohammed, Muhammad founder of the religion of Islam.
So Mahometan XVI. — medL. Mahometānus, etc. Mahound, later form (XVI) of † Mah(o)un (XIII). — OF. Mahun, -um, shortening of Mahomet. |
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T. F. HOAD. "Mahomet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Mahomet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Mahomet.html T. F. HOAD. "Mahomet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Mahomet.html |
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Mahomet
Mahomet, Illinois/USA Named after the Prophet Muhammad†.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mahomet." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mahomet." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Mahomet.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mahomet." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Mahomet.html |
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Mahomet
Mahomet see Muhammad . |
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"Mahomet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mahomet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Mahomet.html "Mahomet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Mahomet.html |
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