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Noun: ayatollah  ,I-u'tow-lu [N. Amer], ,I-u'tó-lu [Brit]
  1. A high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well

Derived forms: ayatollahs

Type of: religious leader

Encyclopedia: Ayatollah

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