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]: imaum 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: {imam}]
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