Ayatollah Definition

īyə-tōlə, -tō-lä
noun
A high-ranking Shiite religious authority regarded as worthy of imitation in matters of religious law and interpretation.
American Heritage
A leader of the Shiite sect of the Muslim religion, serving as teacher, judge, and administrator.
Webster's New World
Used as a title for such a leader.
American Heritage
A leader, authority, etc. having much power or influence.
Webster's New World

A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism; a member of the ’ulama.

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Other Word Forms of Ayatollah

Noun

Singular:
ayatollah
Plural:
ayatollahs

Origin of Ayatollah

  • Persian āyatollāh from Arabic ’āyatu llāh sign of God ’āyatu bound form of ’āya sign, Koranic verse ℵwy in Semitic roots allāh Allah Allah

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from Persian آیت‌الله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آية الله ('āyatu-llāh, “sign of God”)

    From Wiktionary

Ayatollah Sentence Examples

  • Gareth Ainsworth was popular too for doing the ayatollah, Richard Langley wasn't.

  • In a telling incident, after the grand ayatollah agreed to an interview, his aide called back.

  • In Iran, the fundamentalist cleric Ayatollah Khomeini set out to restore a regime that had last existed almost 1,300 years ago.

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Words Starting With

AAYAYA

Words Ending With

HAHLAH

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