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noun
A member of a prominent mystical religious group centered in Syria who follows a branch of the Twelver school of Shia Islam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: Alawite
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Arabic نُصَيْرِيّ (nuṣayriyy), from the name of Ibn Nusayr.
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