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Record 1 2013-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A member of a Shiite Muslim branch that seceded from the main group in the 8th century over the question of succession to the position of imam.

OBS

Ismailis; Ismailians; Ismaelians: plural forms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Membre d'une secte chiite extrémiste qui, à l'opposé de la majorité des chiites, admet Ismail comme septième et dernier imam.

OBS

Ismaéliens; Ismaéliennes; Ismaïliens; Ismaïliennes : formes plurielles.

Spanish

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