Word
shia
Phoneticsshia
/ˈʃiə/
Definition
n. a person who follows the Shia branch of Islam.
n. an individual adherent of the Shia branch of Islam.
Examples
“The Shia and Sunni communities live together in many cities.”
“Scholars of the Shia tradition emphasize the spiritual authority of the Imams as descendants of the Prophet.”
“The historical divergence between the Shia and Sunni branches originated in a dispute over political and religious leadership following the death of the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century.”
Examples
simple
“The Shia and Sunni communities live together in many cities.”
contextual
“Scholars of the Shia tradition emphasize the spiritual authority of the Imams as descendants of the Prophet.”
complex
“The historical divergence between the Shia and Sunni branches originated in a dispute over political and religious leadership following the death of the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century.”
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