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USULI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari
Example:
Usuli Shiism produced the politically active caste of priests that is a distinctive feature of Iranian Shiism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Usuli" is a kind of...):
religious movement (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)
Domain region:
Iran; Islamic Republic of Iran; Persia (a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil)
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