Definitions of imam [ɪˈmɑm, ɪˈmɔm]

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Definition of 'imam'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) imam
the officiating priest of a mosque.

2. imam
the title for a Muslim leader or chief.

3. imam
one of a succession of seven or twelve religious leaders, believed to be divinely inspired, of the Shi&ain;ites.

Etymology: (1605–15; < Ar imām leader, guide)

Definition of 'imam'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) imam, imaum
(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide

Definition of 'imam'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) imam
alt. of Imaum

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