Alaouite

Alawite

noun

a member of a Shiite sect of Syrian Muslims

adjective

of or relating to this sect

Word Origin for Alaouite

via French from Arabic, from 'alaoui upper, celestial, from 'ala (vb) to excel, surpass

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Contemporary Examples of alaouite

We would have had split screens on Al-Jazeera with images of Zionists and Alaouite hordes killing civilians.
Israel And Syria: A Missed Opportunity?
Noam Ohana
March 5, 2013