\Wa*ha"bee\, n. [Ar. wah[=a]bi.]
A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of
Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the
Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence,
extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India.
[Written also {Wahaby}.]