Twelverism

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Twelverism

Etymology edit

Twelver +‎ -ism

Proper noun edit

Twelverism

The largest branch of Shi'ism, believing that the Twelve Imams were divinely ordained leaders, and that the Mahdi will be the returned Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation.
Hypernym: Shi'ism

Coordinate term: Zaydism

Related terms edit

Twelver

Translations edit

Translations

Azerbaijani: isnaəşərilik
French: duodécimanisme m
Persian: اثناعشریه
Spanish: duodecimanismo m
Turkish: İsnâaşerîlik
Uzbek: isnoashariylik

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