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Meaning of Twelverism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The largest branch of Shi'ism, believing that the Twelve Imams were divinely ordained leaders, and that the Mahdi will be the returned Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation.

Equivalents

Español duodecimanismo
Français duodécimanisme

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Twelves twelvescore twelvesies twelvesome Twelvetide Twelvetrees

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