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Ayatollah

nounid 11948·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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Variants

plural
Ayatollahs
possessive
Ayatollah's
pluralpossessive
Ayatollahs'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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