Mahdi
/ˈmɑːdiː/noun
(pl. Mahdis)
1- (in popular Muslim belief) a spiritual and temporal leader who will rule before the end of the world and restore religion and justice马赫迪（伊斯兰教信仰中世界末日到来之前统治世界并复兴宗教和正义的精神或世俗领袖）。
1.1
- a person claiming to be this leader, notably Muhammad Ahmad of Dongola in Sudan (1843-85), whose revolutionary movement captured Khartoum and overthrew the Egyptian regime自称救世主的人（主要指苏丹栋古拉的穆罕默德·阿赫默德[1843-1885], 他领导的革命运动占领了喀土穆, 推翻了埃及政权）。
1.2
- (in Shiite belief) the twelfth imam, who is expected to return and triumph over injustice（什叶派所信仰的将归来战胜非正义的）第十二代伊玛目。
派生词
Mahdism
nounMahdist
noun & adjective词源
from Arabic （al-）mahdī 'he who is guided in the right way'， passive participle of hadā 'to guide'.