shiah
noun
the Shiʿites.
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shiah
American
[shee-uh]
/ ˈʃi ə /
Or
Shiʿa
Shiah
British
/ ˈʃiːə /
noun
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one of the two main branches of Islam (the other being the Sunni), making up a tenth or more of the entire Muslim population, and forming the majority in Iran and Iraq, which regards Mohammed's cousin Ali and his successors as the true imams
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another name for Shiite
adjective
Etymology
Origin of shiah
First recorded in 1620–30, Shiʿah is from the Arabic word shīʿah literally, sect
Example Sentences
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I'm very good friends with his eldest son, Shiah, who plays with me now.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2012
According to Shiah doctrine, the rulership of the State by divine law belongs to the Imam.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Samuel Graham Wilson
Though minus these particular appendages, it would invariably have a head; for the fanatical Shiah frequently snatched a chicken out of our hands to prevent us from wringing or chopping its head off.
From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Thomas Gaskell Allen
Accordingly, the reconciliation of Sunni and Shiah has long been a cardinal point of policy with the Porte.
From Persia Revisited by Thomas Edward Gordon
There are many Jews, otherwise the people are Shiah Moslems, with an increasing admixture of the secret sect of the Bābis.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
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