| English noun: Shi'ite | |||
| 1. | Shi'ite (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 Muslim, Shia Muslim, Shiite, Shiite Muslim | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Moslem, Muslim | ||
| Member meronym | Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam | ||