Definitions for imaum

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. imam, imaum(noun)

    (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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Imaum(noun)

    among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque

  2. Imaum(noun)

    a Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power


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