Shiʿite
[ shee-ahyt ]
/ ˈʃi aɪt /
noun Islam.
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
Compare
Sunni(def 1).
OTHER WORDS FROM Shiʿite
Shi·ʿism [shee-iz-uh m] /ˈʃi ɪz əm/, noun Shi·ʿit·ic [shee-it-ik] /ʃiˈɪt ɪk/, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for shiʿite
The Khan was a person of refinement and culture; he was very tolerant, and to him Sunnite or Shi-ite was the same thing.
rminius Vambry, his life and adventures |rminius VambryI squatted down, unheeded in the midst of the crowd of hungry Shi-ite and Sunnite pilgrims.
rminius Vambry, his life and adventures |rminius Vambry