imamate
imamate noun: the office or jurisdiction of an imam.
Noun (1)
imamate (plural imamates)
- The office or jurisdiction of an imam.
- The Mahometans do not agree among themselves about this imamate, or dignity of the imam. Some think it of divine right, and attached to a single family, as the pontificate of Aaron. Others hold, that it is, indeed, of divine right, but deny it to be so attached to any single family, as that it may...1819, Abraham Rees, “Imam”, in The Cyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, volume 18
- After mentioning these facts, Shahristâni adds that "whatever befell them was prognosticated by Jaafar as-Sâdik, who said that temporal dominion was not for their family, but that the Imâmate was to be a toy in the hands of the Abbassides."1891, Syed Ameer Ali, The Life and Teachings of Mohammed: Or, The Spirit of Islam
Noun (2) capitalized: Imamate
Imamate (plural Imamates)
- Alternative letter-case form of imamate, especially when referring to a specific imamate.
imamate meaning in Urdu, Arabic, Malay and Persian
imamate in Urdu
- office or jurisdiction of an imam
- امامت imāmat
imamate in Arabic
- office or jurisdiction of an imam
- إِمَامَة ʔimāma
imamate in Malay
- office or jurisdiction of an imam
- imamat
imamate in Persian
- office or jurisdiction of an imam
- امامت emâmat
Examples of imamate in a sentence
- The Mahometans do not agree among themselves about this imamate, or dignity of the imam.1819, Abraham Rees, “Imam”, in The Cyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, volume 18:
- The government has accused the Houthis of trying to restore the traditional Zaidi-led imamate that largely ruled Yemen until 1962.2009 September 21, Robert F. Worth, “Yemen’s North Hit by Bloodiest Fighting in Years”, in New York Times:
Forms of imamate
| plural | imamates |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Imamate |
| plural | Imamates |
Origin of imamate
From imam + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
Questions about imamate
- What does imamate mean?
- Imamate means the office or jurisdiction of an imam.
- What is imamate in Urdu?
- Imamate in Urdu is امامت (imāmat). See Imamate meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use imamate in a sentence?
- The Mahometans do not agree among themselves about this imamate, or dignity of the imam.
- What part of speech is imamate?
- Imamate is a noun.
- What is the plural of imamate?
- The plural of imamate is imamates.
Words near imamate in the dictionary
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