shiite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs

In classic literature

Synonyms

Shi'ite, Shiite Muslim, Shi'ite Muslim, Shia Muslim

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
muslim

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