English noun: imam | |||
1. | imam (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 | imaum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leader, Moslem, Muslim | ||
Domain category | Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism | ||