Ismaili


[is-mey-il-ee-uh n] /ˌɪs meɪˈɪl i ən/

noun, Islam.
1.
a member of the Ismaʿiliya sect.
/ˌɪzmɑːˈiːlɪ/
noun (Islam)
1.
a Shiah sect whose adherents believe that Ismail, son of the sixth imam, was the rightful seventh imam
2.
Also called Ismailian (ˌɪzmɑːɪˈliːən), (pl) -lis. a member of this sect

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