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imamates

imamates is the plural of imamate.

Meaning of imamate

Noun

imamate (plural imamates)

  1. 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

Noun capitalized: Imamates

Imamates

  1. (plural) plural of Imamate

Questions about imamates

What is imamates the plural of?
Imamates is the plural of imamate.
What part of speech is imamates?
Imamates is a noun.

Words near imamates in the dictionary

  1. imam bayildi
  2. imamah
  3. imamahs
  4. Imamat
  5. imamate
  6. imamates
  7. imambara
  8. imambarah
  9. imambarahs
  10. imambaras
  11. imambargah

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