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SHIA MUSLIM
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• SHIA MUSLIM (noun)
The noun SHIA MUSLIM has 1 sense:
1. a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
Familiarity information: SHIA MUSLIM used as a noun is very rare.
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Shi'ite; Shi'ite Muslim; Shia Muslim; Shiite; Shiite Muslim
Hypernyms ("Shia Muslim" is a kind of...):
Moslem; Muslim (a believer in or follower of Islam)
Holonyms ("Shia Muslim" is a member of...):
Shia; Shiah; Shiah Islam (one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran)
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