SHI'ITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs

Synonyms:

Shi'ite; Shi'ite Muslim; Shia Muslim; Shiite; Shiite Muslim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Shi'ite" is a kind of...):

Moslem; Muslim (a believer in or follower of Islam)

Holonyms ("Shi'ite" is a member of...):

Shia; Shiah; Shiah Islam (one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran)

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