
1) Cleric
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1) Eastern bigwig 2) Religious leader 3) Shiite leader 4) Title for Khomeini
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Ayatollah (ə or ə; آيتالله ayatollah from آية الله, āyatu allah `Sign of Allah`) is a high-ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hoja.....
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[record producer] Lamont Dorrell, known as Ayatollah is a hip-hop record producer from Queens, New York who has produced for predominantly New York-based rappers including Mos Def, R.A. The Rugged Man, Tragedy Khadafi, Wordsworth, Vast Aire, Afu-Ra, Guru, M.O.P., Inspectah Deck, Cormega, Ghostface Killah as well as many others. R.A. the Rug...
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Honorific title awarded to Shiite Muslims in Iran by popular consent, as, for example, to Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini (1900-1989). ...
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noun a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
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Honorific title awarded to Shiite Muslims in Iran by popular consent, as, for example, to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1900–1989)
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A spiritual leader among the Shi'ites.
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(among Shi&ain;ites) a title in the religious hierarchy achieved by scholars who have demonstrated highly advanced knowledge of Islamic law and religion.
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