English noun: imaum | |||
| 1. | imaum (person) (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide | ||
| Synonyms | imam | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leader, Moslem, Muslim | ||
| Domain category | Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism | ||