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Meanings of ayatollah in inglês

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аятолла
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High-ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics.

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Usage of ayatollah in inglês
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Well, America's leading televangelist, 75-year-old Pat Robertson, emulated the late ayatollah this week.
The Irish Times
2
Sadr is several ranks and years away from attaining the title of ayatollah.
Reuters
3
When I arrived, I stepped inside the front courtyard of the ayatollah's house.
The forever war
4
There is something of the ayatollah in you, Sonia, I believe.
The good son: a novel
5
The ayatollah's followers led a counterattack, threw the communists out, and set the Americans free.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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The ayatollah must go, he told the crowd.
The Guardian
7
The Jamkaran extravaganza has enraged the grand ayatollah.
The Guardian
8
I didn't know we were using Boggle for... (Imitating machine gun) Kill the ayatollah.
Wired
9
Religious emissaries were sent to persuade the supreme Shi'ite ayatollah in Iran to declare a holy war.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
10
Two weeks later, a group of Iranian students, all followers of the ayatollah, seized the American embassy.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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The ayatollah's recent statements have put Iran's most vociferously right-wing media outlets in something of a bind.
The Guardian
12
What else did the ayatollah say?
Radio NZ
13
During Friday prayers at Tehran University, traditionally the capital's largest such gathering, the ayatollah struck an uncompromising tone.
The Irish Times
14
The ayatollah's phone trills a Qu'ranic prayer; whoever is on the line is angry that foreigners are here.
The Guardian
15
He was swiftly promoted to ayatollah.
Reuters
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The Quds Force he led reported directly to the ayatollah, and Soleimani was hailed as a heroic national figure.
Radio NZ