English Explanatory Dictionary

Nusayri

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a prominent mystical religious group centered in Syria who follows a branch of the Twelver school of Shia Islam.

Word forms

Nusayri Nusayris Nosairi Nusairi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُصَيْرِيّ (nuṣayriyy), from the name of Ibn Nusayr.

Synonyms

Alawite

Derived words

Nusayrian Nusayrism
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