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SHIISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Shiism mean? 

SHIISM (noun)
  The noun SHIISM has 1 sense:

1. the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SHIISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Shiism"):

Ismailism (the branch of Shiism noted for its esoteric philosophy)


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