SUNNI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sunni mean? 

• SUNNI (noun)
  The noun SUNNI has 2 senses:

1. a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad

2. one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam

  Familiarity information: SUNNI used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUNNI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sunni; Sunni Muslim; Sunnite

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

Moslem; Muslim (a believer in or follower of Islam)

Holonyms ("Sunni" is a member of...):

Sunni; Sunni Islam (one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Sunni; Sunni Islam

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Sunni"):

Sunni; Sunni Muslim; Sunnite (a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad)

Holonyms ("Sunni" is a member of...):

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