GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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‖Imam (?), ‖Iman (?), ‖Imaum (?), n. [Ar. imām.]
1. Among the Muslims, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque.
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2. A Muslim prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.
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