ISMAILISM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The branch of Shiism noted for its esoteric philosophy

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Ismailism" is a kind of...):

Shiism (the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs)

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