English noun: Khomeini | |||
1. | Khomeini (person) Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) | ||
Synonyms | Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, Ruholla Khomeini | ||
Instance hypernym | religious leader | ||