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Ismaili

/ ˌɪzmɑːˈiːlɪ /

noun

  1. a Shiah sect whose adherents believe that Ismail, son of the sixth imam, was the rightful seventh imam
  2. Also calledIsmailianˌɪzmɑːɪˈliːən -lis a member of this sect


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