\Mo*hur"rum\, Muharram \Mu*har"ram\, n. [Ar. muharram,
prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the
Mohammedan lunar year.]
1. The first month of the Mohammedan year. --Whitworth.
2. A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held
   during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.