Ayatollah
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Ayatollahs
- possessive
- Ayatollah's
- pluralpossessive
- Ayatollahs'