English noun: Shiite | |||
1. | Shiite (person) a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs | ||
Synonyms | Shi'ite, Shi'ite Muslim, Shia Muslim, Shiite Muslim | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Moslem, Muslim | ||
Member meronym | Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam | ||