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Ismailian — [is΄mā ē′lēənis΄mā il′ē ən] n. any member of a Shiite sect of Muslims holding that the office of imam should have gone to the descendant of Jafar s elder son Ismail (died A.D. 760) when Jafar, the sixth imam, died in A.D. 765: also Ismaelian… … Universalium
Ismailian — [is΄mā ē′lēənis΄mā il′ē ən] n. any member of a Shiite sect of Muslims holding that the office of imam should have gone to the descendant of Jafar s elder son Ismail (died A.D. 760) when Jafar, the sixth imam, died in A.D. 765: also Ismaelian… … English World dictionary
Ismailian — /ɪzmaˈiliən/ (say izmah eeleeuhn) noun a member of a division of Shiite Muslims which holds that, at the death of the sixth imam, the imamship should have gone to the descendent of his deceased elder son Ismail and not to the surviving younger… …
Ismailian — noun an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism • Syn: ↑Ismaili • Hypernyms: ↑disciple, ↑adherent … Useful english dictionary
Aga Khan — /agə ˈkan/ (say ahguh kahn) noun 1. the hereditary leader of the Ismailian branch of Muslims in Pakistan and India. 2. Aga Khan III (Aga Sultan Sir Mohammed Shah), 1877–1957, leader of the Ismailian branch 1885–1957. 3. Aga Khan IV (Sháh Karim al …
Is|ma|e|li|an — «IHS may EE lee uhn», noun. = Ismailian. (Cf. ↑Ismailian) … Useful english dictionary
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