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Shiite

British

/ ˈʃiːaɪt, ʃiːˈɪtɪk /

noun

an adherent of Shiah

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adjective

of or relating to Shiah

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Other Word Forms

Shiitic adjective

Example Sentences

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Before Khomenei, respected Shiite clerics had shunned the idea of clerical rule.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Shiite movement, Hezbollah was founded in Lebanon with the support of Iran in response to Israel's 1982 invasion of the country to drive out Palestinian militants.

From Barron's

Khamenei in his statement drew on the same core Shiite themes of martyrdom and resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet this aggressively expansionist posture contradicts traditional Shiite Islamic thought.

From The Wall Street Journal

It draws on core Shiite themes of martyrdom and resistance, reinforcing the image of the younger Khamenei as the rightful successor to lead the Islamic Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal

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