Ayatollah

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  • noun. A high-ranking Shiite religious authority regarded as worthy of imitation in matters of religious law and interpretation.
  • noun. Used as a title for such a leader.
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  • noun. A religious leader in Iranian Shi’ite Islam; a member of the ’ulama.
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  • noun. a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
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