imam

[ ih-mahm ]

/ ɪˈmɑm /

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noun Islam.

the officiating priest of a mosque.

the title for a Muslim religious leader or chief.

one of a succession of seven or twelve religious leaders, believed to be divinely inspired, of the Shiʿites.

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Also i·maum

[ih-mahm, ih-mawm]. /ɪˈmɑm, ɪˈmɔm/.

Origin of imam

First recorded in 1605–15, imam is from the Arabic word imām leader, guide

OTHER WORDS FROM imam

i·mam·ship, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imam

clergy, cleric, imam , minister, pastor, priest, rabbi

Words nearby imam

imagineer, imagineering, imaging, imagism, imago, imam, imamate, imambarah, Imamite, IMAP, IMarE

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British Dictionary definitions for imam

imam

imaum (ɪˈmɑːm, ɪˈmɔːm)

/ (ɪˈmɑːm) /

noun Islam

a leader of congregational prayer in a mosque

a caliph, as leader of a Muslim community

an honorific title applied to eminent doctors of Islam, such as the founders of the orthodox schools

any of a succession of either seven or twelve religious leaders of the Shiites, regarded by their followers as divinely inspired

Word Origin for imam

C17: from Arabic: leader, from amma he guided

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imaum (ɪˈmɑːm, ɪˈmɔːm)

noun Islam

Word Origin for imam