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| Islam. a member of an independent religious sect living chiefly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, established in the 11th century as a branch of Ismaʿili Shiʿism and containing elements of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and believing in the transmigration of souls and the ultimate perfection of humankind. |
| Druze also Druse (drōōz) n. A member of a Syrian people following a religion marked by monotheism and a belief in al-Hakim (985-1021), an Ismaili caliph, as the embodiment of God. [Arabic Durūz, pl. of durzī, a Druse, after Ismail al-Darazi (died c. 1019), Muslim religious leader.] |