HyperDic: sawm

English > 1 sense of the word sawm:
NOUNcognitionsawmthe third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan)
English > sawm: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink / drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset / sunset during Ramadan.
BroaderabstinenceAct or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
pillar of Islam(Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims
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