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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (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;
[syn: imam, imaum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Imam \I*mam"\, Iman \I*man"\, Imaum \I*maum"\, n. [Ar. im[=a]m.] 1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque. [1913 Webster] 2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

imam n 1: (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 [syn: imam, imaum]