SHI'ITE


Meaning of SHI'ITE in English

noun

or shi·ite -ˌīt

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Arabic shiya'īy partisan, Shi'ite, from shī'ah following, sect, from shā'a to accompany

: a Muslim belonging to the Shi'a branch of Islam

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