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Shi·ite
/ˈʃiˌaɪt/
希得派的教徒
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Shi·ite
Shi·ah
n.
A
member
of
that
branch
of
the
Mohammedans
to
which
the
Persians
belong
.
They
reject
the
first
three
caliphs
,
and
consider
Ali
as
being
the
first
and
only
rightful
successor
of
Mohammed
.
They
do
not
acknowledge
the
Sunna
,
or
body
of
traditions
respecting
Mohammed
,
as
any
part
of
the
law
,
and
on
these
accounts
are
treated
as
heretics
by
the
Sunnites
,
or
orthodox
Mohammedans
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Shi'ite
n
:
a
member
of
the
branch
of
Islam
that
regards
Ali
as
the
legitimate
successor
to
Mohammed
and
rejects
the
first
three
caliphs
[
syn
:
Shiite
,
Shiite Muslim
, {
Shi'ite
Muslim
,
Shia Muslim
]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Shiite
n
:
a
member
of
the
branch
of
Islam
that
regards
Ali
as
the
legitimate
successor
to
Mohammed
and
rejects
the
first
three
caliphs
[
syn
:
Shi'ite
,
Shiite Muslim
, {
Shi'ite
Muslim
,
Shia Muslim
]
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