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Shia /ˈʃɪə /(also Shi'a, Shiah) noun (plural same or Shias) [mass noun]1One of the two main branches of Islam, followed by about a tenth of Muslims, especially in Iran, that rejects the first three Sunni caliphs and regards Ali, the fourth caliph, as Muhammad’s first true successor: [as modifier]: the Shia clerics a Shia neighbourhood...- They are divided into two main groups, Shia and Sunni, with different interpretations of the religion.
- His father, Ali, met a similar fate 19 years earlier, and it was this latter deed that gave rise to the great fissure in Islam between Sunni and Shia.
- It will be drawn from Sunni and Shia, from secular and religious backgrounds, from trade unionists and women's organisations.
Compare with Sunni. 1.1 [count noun] A Muslim who adheres to the Shia branch of Islam.For Islam, Sunnis and Shi'as will also be considered as separate groups....- Relations between Shias and Sunnis have been strained for much of Muslim history.
- He stressed that today there was an immediate need for unity between Shias and Sunnis.
Origin Early 17th century: from Arabic šī‘a 'party (of Ali)'. Rhymes Achaea, aliyah, Almería, Apia, Bahía, Caesarea, Cassiopeia, Chaldea, Cytherea, Euboea, foreseer, freer, galleria, gynaecea, Iphigenia, Kampuchea, kea, keyer, Latakia, Leah, Lucia, Nicaea, Nicosia, onomatopoeia, Oriya, osteria, Pangaea, Pantelleria, pharmacopoeia, pizzeria, ria, rupiah, sangría, seer, sharia, skier, spiraea (US spirea), Tanzania, taqueria, Tarpeia, Thea, trachea, trattoria, urea |