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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024I•mam•ite (i mä′mīt),USA pronunciation n. [Islam.]- Eastern Religionsa member of the principal sect of Shi‘ah, believing in a succession of twelve divinely inspired imams, beginning with Ali and ending with Muhammad al-Muntazar (d. a.d. c880), who supposedly retired to a cave, later to return as the Mahdi.
Also, I•ma•mi (i mä′mē).USA pronunciation Also called Twelver. |