English Explanatory Dictionary

Ismaeli

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A member of branch of Shiite Islam which emphasises secrecy and certain gnostic ideas.

Word forms

Ismaeli

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيلِيّ (ʔismāʕīliyy).

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