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Definition of: Shiah
(shē′ə) noun
1. One of the two great sects (Sunni and Shiah) of Islam, consisting of followers of Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of Mohammed, who maintain that Ali was the first Imam and true Successor to the Prophet.
2. An adherent of Shiah: also called Shiite: also Shie·ite (shē′īt). [<Arabic shi'i a follower, sect]
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