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shi'ite — shi ·ite … English syllables
Shi'ite — Shi• ite or Shi•ite [[t]ˈʃi aɪt[/t]] also Shi ah Shi• i [[t]ʃiˈi, ˈʃi i[/t]] n. ear a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son in law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and… … From formal English to slang
Shi|ite — «SHEE yt», noun, adjective. –n. a member of the Shiah sect of the Muslim religion. –adj. of or having to do with the Shiah or Shiites: »A Shiite imam. ╂[< Shi(ah) (see etym. under Shiah (Cf. ↑Shiah)) + English ite1] … Useful english dictionary
Shīʿite — ▪ Islam Introduction Arabic Shīʿī, collective Shīʿah member of the smaller of the two major branches of Islam, distinguished from the majority Sunnis (Sunnite). Early development Early in the history of Islam, the Shīʿites were a… … Universalium
Shī{ʽ}ite — Member of the Shīʽite branch of Islam, which resulted from the first fitnah, or split, within the religion over leadership. Members of the political faction that supported Alī, Muhammad s son in law, as the Prophet s heir after the murder of the… … Universalium
shi'ite — n. member of the shi ite sect (one of the two major sects of Islam) … English contemporary dictionary
Shi'ite — noun a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs • Syn: ↑Shiite, ↑Shiite Muslim, ↑Shi ite Muslim, ↑Shia Muslim • Hypernyms: ↑Muslim, ↑Moslem … Useful english dictionary
Shi`ite theocracies — The first Shi ite theocracy in the 20th century was established in Iran following the 1979 revolution that led to the fall of the Shah. The constitutional name of Iran was established as the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: (PerB|جمهوری اسلامی… … Wikipedia
Shi'ite Crescent — The Shi ite or Shi a Crescent is a recent geo political term used to describe a region of the Middle East where the majority population is Shi a, or where there is a strong Shi a minority in the population. It has been used to describe the… … Wikipedia
Shi'ite Muslim — noun a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs • Syn: ↑Shiite, ↑Shi ite, ↑Shiite Muslim, ↑Shia Muslim • Hypernyms: ↑Muslim, ↑Moslem … Useful english dictionary
