so͝on'īt'
shiite (related)
A member of one of the two great sects of Muslims: Shiites consider Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law and the fourth of the caliphs, as the first Imam and the rightful successor of Muhammad, and do not accept the Sunna as authoritative
A Muslim belonging to this branch; a Sunnite.
sunni-muslim
a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
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