ayatollah.
a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism
Meaning & usage
a religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism
highest grade of theological scholarship in Shi'ism
a (thought) leader or key figure in general
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”).
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