Nizari

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the largest branch of the Ismaili Shi'i Muslims. Their teachings emphasize ijtihad, pluralism, and social justice.

Word forms

Nizari Nizaris

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِزَارِيّ (nizāriyy), from the name of Nizar ibn al-Mustansir.

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