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Ismailian
see synonyms of ismailianNoun
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Ismailian
see synonyms of ismailiannoun
another name for Ismaili (sense 2)
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Ismailian
see synonyms of ismailian noun
any member of a Shiite sect of Muslims holding that the office of imam should have gone to the descendant of Jafar's elder son Ismail (died a.d. 760) when Jafar, the sixth imam, died in a.d. 765
: also ˌIsmaˈelian (ˌɪsmeɪˈiliən
; isˌmāēˈlēən)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Ismailian
see synonyms of ismailiann. pl. Is·ma·i·lis also Is·ma·i·li·ans
A member of a branch of Shiism that follows a living imam and is noted for esoteric philosophy.
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