Is·ma·i·li

(ĭs′mä-ē′lē) also Is·ma·i·li·an (-ē′lē-ən)

n. pl. Is·ma·i·lis also Is·ma·i·li·ans

A member of a branch of Shiism that follows a living imam and is noted for esoteric philosophy.

[Arabic Isma'īlīy, after Isma'īl (died 760), son of the sixth imam, Jafar (700?-765).]

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Noun

Ismailian - an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism

Ismaili

adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

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After many mishaps and wanderings, Hasan became the head of the Persian sect of the Ismailians, a party of fanatics who had long murmured in obscurity, but rose to an evil eminence under the guidance of his strong and evil will.

Appendix: two early reviews of the Rubaiyat

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