noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Arabic imām Date: 1613 the prayer leader of a mosque, a Muslim leader of the line of Ali held by Shiites to be the divinely appointed, sinless, infallible successors of Muhammad, any of various rulers that claim descent from Muhammad and exercise spiritual and temporal leadership over a Muslim region
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Meaning of IMAM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012