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TA'ZIYEH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ta'ziyeh mean? 

TA'ZIYEH (noun)
  The noun TA'ZIYEH has 1 sense:

1. (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)play

  Familiarity information: TA'ZIYEH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TA'ZIYEH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Ta'ziyeh" is a kind of...):

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Domain category:

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)


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