AYATOLLAH


Meaning of AYATOLLAH in English

a ‧ ya ‧ tol ‧ lah /ˌaɪəˈtɒlə $ -ˈtoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Persian ; Origin: Arabic ayatullah 'sign of god' ]

a religious leader of the Shiite Muslims, especially a very powerful one

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.