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SHIAH ISLAM

• SHIAH ISLAM (noun)
The noun SHIAH ISLAM has 1 sense:

1. one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

Familiarity information: SHIAH ISLAM used as a noun is very rare.

• SHIAH ISLAM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Shia; Shiah; Shiah Islam

Hypernyms ("Shiah Islam" is a kind of...):

religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

Meronyms (members of "Shiah Islam"):

Shi'ite; Shi'ite Muslim; Shia Muslim; Shiite; Shiite Muslim (a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs)

Holonyms ("Shiah Islam" is a member of...):

Islam; Muslimism (the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion)

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
(English proverb)
"Sharing and giving are the ways of God."
(Native American proverb, Sauk)
"In a shut mouth, no fly will go in."
(Catalan proverb)
"Words have no bones, but can break bones."
(Corsican proverb)

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Pronunciation of Shiite

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