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AKHBARI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli
Example:
Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Akhbari" is a kind of...):
religious movement (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)
Domain region:
Al-Iraq; Irak; Iraq; Republic of Iraq (a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq)
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