AKHBARI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Akhbari mean? 

• AKHBARI (noun)
  The noun AKHBARI has 1 sense:

1. a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli

  Familiarity information: AKHBARI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AKHBARI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control

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

religious movement (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)

Domain region:

Al-Iraq; Irak; Iraq; Republic of Iraq (a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq)