Shiah
Britishnoun
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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
C17: from Arabic shī`ah sect, from shā`a to follow
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
This made him suspect those who still adhered to the tenets of the Shiah sect, or, in other words, almost all the natives of Persia.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John
It is the Mecca of the Shiah Mussulmans.
From A Dweller in Mesopotamia Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden by Maxwell, Donald
Most of the Persian trade with Baghdad and thousands of Shiah pilgrims annually pass through it.
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 Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
It may be added that the King of Ahmad�b�d declined to accept the suggestion that he should become a Shiah.
From Rulers of India: Albuquerque by Stephens, Henry Morse
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