Shiite Muslim

Shiite Muslim
noun
a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
Syn: ↑Shiite, ↑Shi'ite, ↑Shi'ite Muslim, ↑Shia Muslim
Hypernyms: ↑Muslim, ↑Moslem
Member Holonyms: ↑Shiah, ↑Shia, ↑Shiah Islam

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