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'ismah

'ismah noun: the concept of incorruptible innocence, immunity from sin, or moral infallibility, ascribed to prophets, imams, and angels.

Noun

'ismah (uncountable)

  1. The concept of incorruptible innocence, immunity from sin, or moral infallibility, ascribed to prophets, imams, and angels.

Origin of 'ismah

Borrowed from Arabic عِصْمَة (ʕiṣma), literally "protection".

Questions about 'ismah

What does 'ismah mean?
'ismah means the concept of incorruptible innocence, immunity from sin, or moral infallibility, ascribed to prophets, imams, and angels.
What part of speech is 'ismah?
'ismah is a noun.

Words near 'ismah in the dictionary

  1. 'ills
  2. 'im
  3. 'Irâq
  4. 'Irāq
  5. 'is
  6. 'ismah
  7. 'istorical
  8. 'istory
  9. 'it
  10. 'its
  11. 'ittin'

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