ayatollah
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9.8
- noun
- /ˌɑːjəˈtɔːlə/
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ayatolá
- The ayatollah issued a new decree on the interpretation of Islamic law that many followers began to follow.
- ayatollahs in Iran
- grand ayatollah
- Iranian ayatollah
And their attack was planned and directed by the Ayatollah and the brutal regime in Iran.
- And their attack was planned and directed by the Ayatollah and the brutal regime in Iran.
- They called her a new Ayatollah who wants to re educate our children.
- Trump will get a chance to break out his diplomatic charms when he meets Ayatollah Khamenei.
- The Supreme Leader is Ayatollah Khamenei.
- They will blame their past, they'll blame their parents, they'll blame the economy, they'll blame the Ayatollah.
- What happened to all of the the leftist intellectuals who, who, who supported the the Ayatollah?
- And remember, because Iran is a theocracy which bases its decisions on the leaders of the Ayatollah.
- And don't forget Ayatollah Khomeini at that time with the same guy who put fatwa on Salman Rushdie, who written the book Satanic Verses.
- And that's what we have what's called who are the ones that ayatollahs AKA the ayatollahs in Iraq.
- That's a very Ayatollah Khomeini sort of argument, you know, very refreshing, simple clarity to it.
Examples
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Trump will get a chance to break out his diplomatic charms when he meets Ayatollah Khamenei.
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And their attack was planned and directed by the Ayatollah and the brutal regime in Iran.
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The Supreme Leader is Ayatollah Khamenei.
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And the Ayatollah Khomeini became the spiritual authority for the new country, became much more Islamic.
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The reason I think of Shia as more hierarchical than Sunni is the existence of grand ayatollahs.
Blog text (6) -
The lack of American will to confront the ayatollahs and stop them in their tracks has given various Arab leaders plenty of incentive, as well as a good excuse, to proceed down the nuclear trail.
Academic text (2013) -
For all the ayatollahs' political maneuverings, there is no doubt about the regime's "protracted crisis of legitimacy" since the 1990s.
Academic text (2012) -
And there is no indication that the supreme leader and his circle of ayatollahs have any intention of "giving up one iota" of control over the reins of power.
Academic text (2012) -
And in Iran, the ayatollahs continue to move full tilt toward nuclear-weapons capability, all the while promising to annihilate Israel.
Blog text (7) -
Iran's defiance has in some ways undermined the country's national interests, but it has paid huge dividends to the ruling ayatollahs and helped them survive three tumultuous decades in power.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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6.7
A Muslim religious leader who leads mosque prayers and sometimes acts as a spiritual guide
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8.5
A Muslim religious leader who teaches Islam and leads prayers in a mosque
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8.6
A respected Muslim religious leader who gives advice and teaches about faith
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9.1
A respected Muslim religious teacher and community leader
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Etymology
Ayatollah comes from the Arabic words ayat ('sign' or 'verse') and Allah ('God'), so it literally means 'sign of God'. That's why an ayatollah is a senior Shiite religious leader who is seen as a spiritual and legal authority.