Shi·a

or Shi·ah also Shi·'a (shē′ə)Islam

1. (Used with a pl. verb) The Shiites.

2. (used with a sing. verb) A Shiite.

adj.

Shiite.

[Arabic šī'a, following, sect, from šā'a, to spread, become known; see śyʕ in Semitic roots.]

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Shiah

(ˈʃiːə) or

Shia

1. (Islam) one of the two main branches of Islam (the other being the Sunni), making up a tenth or more of the entire Muslim population, and forming the majority in Iran and Iraq, which regards Mohammed's cousin Ali and his successors as the true imams

2. (Islam) another name for Shiite

adj

(Islam) designating or characteristic of this sect or its beliefs and practices

[C17: from Arabic shī'ah sect, from shā'a to follow]

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Shi•'ah

or Shi•'a

(ˈʃi ə)

n.

1. (used with a pl. v.) the Shi‘ites.

2. (used with a sing. v.) Shi‘ite.

[1620–30; < Arabic shī‘ah literally, sect]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Shiah - one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

Shia, Shiah Islam

Islam, Muslimism - the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia"

religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group

Shia Muslim, Shiite, Shi'ite, Shiite Muslim, Shi'ite Muslim - a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs

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[6.] Tai KY, Shieh YS, Lee CS, Shiah SG, Wu CW AXL promotes cell invasion by inducing MMP-9 activity through activation of NF-[kappa]B and Brg-1.

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Around the corner from the entrance gate to the nearby Mogul Shiah Muslim Burial Ground, I'm invited in by a woman who is pulling weeds.

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Patricia Shiah of Stribling & Associates brought in the un-named buyer who paid $14.65 million for the three bedroom, 3.5-bath unit 5B.

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(84.) Yatham LN, Liddle PF, Shiah J-S, Scarrow G et al.

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In the case of apoptosis induced by the topoisomerase inhibitor [beta]-lapachone in HL-60 cells, only JNK and not p38 was activated, and subsequent activation of caspase 3 was observed (Shiah et al.

Capillin, a major constituent of Artemisia capillaris Thunb. flower essential oil, induces apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway in human leukemia HL-60 cells