释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Sun•ni (sŏŏn′ē),USA pronunciation n. [Islam.]- Eastern ReligionsAlso called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law. Cf. Shi‘ite.
- Eastern Religions(used with a pl. v.) the Sunni Muslims.
- Arabic sunnī, derivative of sunnah Sunna
- 1620–30
Sun′nism, n. |