shiitisation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the rise of sectarian tensions in the Middle East translated in Syria into rumours of a 'Shiitisation' (tashayyu') of the country."
- "Concurrent with the spread of Sufi convents in Iran, a Shiitisation of Sufi beliefs occurred regarding the theory of sainthood in particular."
Etymology
From Shiite + -isation.