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jurisprudent

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ju·ris·pru·dent  (jrs-prdnt)
adj.
Versed in jurisprudence.
n.
See jurist.

jurisprudent [ˌdʒʊərɪsˈpruːdənt]
adj
(Law) skilled in jurisprudence or versed in the principles of law
n
(Law) a jurisprudent person


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Aa Khamenei presides over a complex political and clerical system as vali-ye faqih, or religious jurisprudent, with the president running the day-today governing of the country.
WuF holds that God's authority, passed down through 12 imams from Ali ibn Abi-Taleb (the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad) to the 12th imam (al-Mahdi, a child who disappeared in the ninth century AD) - is assumed by an elected jurisprudent.
the absolute rule of the chosen jurisprudent who represents God on Earth through its being the successor to the Prophet Muhammad and the sect's 12 Imams.
 
 
 
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