Ismaili

Isma'ili

/ (ˌɪzmɑːˈiːlɪ) /


nounIslam
  1. a Shiah sect whose adherents believe that Ismail, son of the sixth imam, was the rightful seventh imam

  2. Also called: Ismailian (ˌɪzmɑːɪˈliːən) plural -lis a member of this sect

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