KORAN - Definition

Pronunciation:		kow'rân
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Mohammed during his life at Mecca and Medina; divided into 114 chapters

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	Synonyms:	Book, Quran

	See Also:	religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ko"ran\ (?; 277), n. [Ar. gor[=a]n. See {Alcoran}.] The Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also {Alcoran}. [Written also {Kuran} or {Quran}.]