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    SHIAH ISLAM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iranplay

    Synonyms:

    Shia; Shiah; Shiah Islam

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("Shiah Islam" is a kind of...):

    religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

    Meronyms (members of "Shiah Islam"):

    Shi'ite; Shi'ite Muslim; Shia Muslim; Shiite; Shiite Muslim (a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs)

    Holonyms ("Shiah Islam" is a member of...):

    Islam; Muslimism (the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion)

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