Ishmaelite


Ish·ma·el·ite

I0246800 (ĭsh′mē-ə-līt′, -mā-)n.1. A descendant of Ishmael.2. An outcast.
Ish′ma·el·it′ism n.

Ishmaelite

(ˈɪʃmeɪəˌlaɪt) n1. (Bible) a supposed descendant of Ishmael; a member of a desert people of Old Testament times2. rare an outcast ˈIshmaelˌitism n

Ish•ma•el•ite

(ˈɪʃ mi əˌlaɪt, -meɪ ə-, -mə-)

n. 1. a member of a Biblical people descended from Ishmael, who is regarded in Muslim tradition as the progenitor of the Arabs. 2. Ishmael (def. 2). [1570–80]