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Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque.

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  1. n. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque.
  2. n. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.
  3. n. (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
  4. 1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque. 2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.
  5. n (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide