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Meanings of shiism in English

Russian
шиизм
Portuguese
xiismo
Spanish
chiismo
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islam xiïta

Group of denominations of Islam which holds that Muhammad designated Ali as his successor and leader (imam), whose adherents form the majority of the population in Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Bahrain.

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        Usage of shiism in English
        1
        Taft is where one can see what could be called full-contact Shiism.
        The ayatollah begs to differ
        2
        Its population included many followers of Shiism, Iran's dominant Islamic sect.
        Ghost wars
        3
        But on the periphery of Shiism there was always Sufism, tempering its severities.
        The new yorker
        4
        Shiism became a sophisticated tradition.
        A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
        5
        Henri Corbin, the late historian of Iranian Shiism, has compared the discipline of tawil to that of harmony in music.
        A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
        6
        Sufism and Shiism also interpreted Islam differently from the ulema, the clerics who adhered solely to the Holy Law and the Koran.
        A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
        7
        Iranian Shiism was so noisy and overdramatic-pilgrimsweeping sentimentally at the mere mention of Hussein, and clanging their chains so histrionically on Ashura day.
        The increment: a novel
        8
        Iranian Shiism was, therefore, still continuing to see mysticism as the most appropriate tool for the discovery of God rather than pure science and metaphysics.
        A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
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        Translations for shiism
        Portuguese
        xiismo
        Spanish
        chiismo
        Shiism through the time