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ayatollahs

ayatollahs is the plural of ayatollah.

Meaning of ayatollah

Noun

ayatollah (plural ayatollahs)

  1. (Shia) A religious leader in Twelverism.
    • "It could also pave the way for the Iranian people to seize this unique opportunity and shape their own future," Falk clarified. “I doubt the Iranian people want to replace one ayatollah with another ayatollah.”2026 March 5, Zvika Klein, quoting Ophir Falk, “Netanyahu adviser to 'Post': Best way to remove ayatollah threat is to remove ayatollahs”, in The Jerusalem Post, archived from the original on 10 Mar...
  2. (colloquial) An authority on any subject.
    • P.S. This writer does NOT speak as the Ayatollah of SM. (There isn't one.) If you really want to know more, talk to sadomasochists, or at least do some reading if you're too scared to ask.1983 February 5, Shiva, “SM/Feminism/Antisemitism”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 28, page 4

Questions about ayatollahs

What is ayatollahs the plural of?
Ayatollahs is the plural of ayatollah.

Words near ayatollahs in the dictionary

  1. Ayase
  2. Ayasoluk
  3. ayat
  4. ayatolla
  5. ayatollah
  6. ayatollahs
  7. ayatollas
  8. ayats
  9. ayaya
  10. ayayas
  11. Ayazi syndrome

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