noun, Islam. 1. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him. Also, Shiite, ShiÊ¿a, ShiÊ¿ah, ShiÊ¿i.
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