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Shiʿite
[
shee
-ahyt
]
Shi·ʿite
/
ˈʃi
aɪt
/
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[
shee
-ahyt
]
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noun
Islam
.
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
Also,
Shi·ite,
Shiʿa,
Shiʿah
,
Shi·ʿi
/
ʃiˈi
,
ˈʃi
i
/
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shee-
ee
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shee
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Sunni
(
def. 1
)
.
Origin:
Shiʿah
+
-ite
1
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Shi·ʿism
/
ˈʃi
ɪz
əm
/
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shee
-iz-
uh
m
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,
noun
Shi·ʿit·ic
/
ʃiˈɪt
ɪk
/
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[
shee-
it
-ik
]
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,
adjective
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