English noun: Sunni | |||
1. | Sunni (person) a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad | ||
Synonyms | Sunni Muslim, Sunnite | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Moslem, Muslim | ||
Member meronym | Sunni, Sunni Islam | ||
2. | Sunni (group) one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam | ||
Synonyms | Sunni Islam | ||
Broader (hypernym) | religious order, religious sect, sect | ||
Member holonym | Sunni, Sunni Muslim, Sunnite | ||
Member meronym | Islam, Muslimism | ||