'ismah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The concept of incorruptible innocence, immunity from sin, or moral infallibility, ascribed to prophets, imams, and angels.

Word forms

'ismah

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِصْمَة (ʕiṣma), literally "protection".

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