ismaelian Meaning, Definition & Usage

Is`ma*e"li*an, Is"ma*el*ite noun (Also<
  • Ismaelian
  • Ismaelite
)
Definitions
  1. (Eccl.) One of a sect of Mohammedans who favored the pretensions of the family of Mohammed ben Ismael, of the house Ali.

Webster 1913