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Shiʽism

noun
Shiʽ·​ism
variants: or Shiism \ ˈshēˌizəm \
plural -s

Definition of Shiʽism

: the religious system or distinctive tenets of the Shiʽa

First Known Use of Shiʽism

circa 1883, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Shiʽism

shiʽa + -ism

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