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neo-Sunni

neo-Sunni adjective: pertaining to reinterpreted forms of Sunnism.

Adjective

neo-Sunni (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to reinterpreted forms of Sunnism
    • As noted, alShawkani was the most influential member of the neo Sunni school that arose in Zaydi Yaman2013, Farhad Daftary, A history of Shi'ism
    • Warith probably over-stated the success of Farrakhan's sectlet in attracting the nationalist Black public at the expense of his integralist neo-Sunni Black Muslim core1994, Quarterly Journal, Pakistan Historical Society

Origin of neo-Sunni

From neo- + Sunni.

Words that rhyme with neo-Sunni

Questions about neo-Sunni

What does neo-Sunni mean?
Neo-Sunni means pertaining to reinterpreted forms of Sunnism.
What part of speech is neo-Sunni?
Neo-Sunni is an adjective.

Words near neo-Sunni in the dictionary

  1. neo-Stalinism
  2. neo-Stalinist
  3. neo-Stalinists
  4. Neo-Sumerian
  5. Neo-Sumerians
  6. neo-Sunni
  7. neo-swing
  8. neo-synaptogenesis
  9. Neo-Syriac
  10. neo-techno-nationalism
  11. neo-Templar

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