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Shi⋅ʿah

  [shee-uh]
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–noun Islam.
1. (used with a plural verb) the Shiʿites.
2. (used with a singular verb) Shiʿite.
Also, Shiʿa.

Origin:
1620–30; < Ar shīʿah lit., sect

Shi⋅ʿite

  [shee-ahyt]
–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, Shiite, Shiʿa, Shiʿah, Shi⋅ʿi  [shee-ee, shee-ee] .
Compare Sunni (def. 1).

Origin:
Shiʿah + -ite 1

Related forms:
Shi⋅ʿism  [shee-iz-uhm] , noun
Shi⋅ʿit⋅ic  [shee-it-ik] , adjective
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