Shia Synonyms

zhēə
One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shiah
  2. Shiah Islam

Words Related to Shia

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. shiite
  2. sunni
  3. shi-ite
  4. shi-a
  5. shiites
  6. sunnis
  7. shi-ites
  8. sunni-muslim
  9. islamist
  10. kurds
  11. druze
  12. kurd
  13. shi1i
  14. turkomans
  15. insurgent

Shia Sentence Examples

  • Shia Islamist parties would be deprived of their backer.

  • In 1801 Saud, son of the amir Abdul Aziz, led an expedition to the Euphrates, and on the festival of Bairam, the 10th of April, stormed Kerbela, put the defenders to the sword, destroyed the sacred tomb, scattered the sacred relics and returned laden with the treasures, accumulated during centuries in the sanctuary of the Shia faith.

  • Ali, who had come to Kufa for a lawsuit, was persuaded by the chiefs of the Shia to organize a revolt.

  • East of Boghaz Keui there is a compact population of Kizilbash, who are partly descendants of Shia Turks transplanted from Persia and partly of the indigenous race.

  • Shia Islamists (except the Sadrists) are currently tactical allies of the occupiers.

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