Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Popular Searches
Nearby Words

shiitic

 - 2 dictionary results

Shi⋅ʿite

  [shee-ahyt]
Use shiitic in a Sentence
–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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To shiitic
Shi·ite also Shi·'ite   (shē'īt')   
n.  A member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali and his descendants as the legitimate successors to Muhammad and rejects the first three caliphs.
adj.  Of or relating to the Shiites or their branch of Islam.

[Arabic šī'a, partisans; see Shiah.]
Shi·it'ic (-ĭt'ĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see shiitic on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way