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Noun: Mahdi  maa-dee
  1. (Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion
    - Muhammad al-Mahdi

Derived forms: Mahdis

Type of: religious leader

Encyclopedia: Mahdi, Fawaz Naman Hamoud Abdullah