Imam

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Imam \I*mam"\, Iman \I*man"\, Imaum \I*maum"\, n. [Ar. im[=a]m.]
     1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs
        the regular service of the mosque.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed,


        unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  imam
       n : (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites
           an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and
           law and a spiritual guide [syn: {imaum}]