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shi ism
 

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Noun shi ism has 1 sense
  1. Shiism - the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
    --1 is a kind of Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
    --1 has particulars: Ismailism

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Shi ism

Part of speech: Noun

Sense: A branch of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor to the leadership of the Muslim community after the death of Muhammad.

Usage:

  1. Shi ism is one of the two major branches of Islam.
  2. She is a devout follower of Shi ism.

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