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Imam
I*mam"\, Iman \I*man"\, Imaum \I*maum"\, n. [Ar. im[=a]m.]1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque. 2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.
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imam
1613, from Ar., lit. "leader," lit. "one who precedes," from amma "to go before, precede."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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