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twelverism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
twelverism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The largest branch of Shi'a Islam, believing that the Twelve Imams were divinely ordained leaders, and that the Mahdi will be the returned Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation.

Etymology

From Twelver + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Twelver Zaydism

Questions

What does twelverism mean?
The largest branch of Shi'a Islam, believing that the Twelve Imams were divinely ordained leaders, and that the Mahdi will be the returned Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation.
Where does twelverism come from?
From Twelver + -ism.

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