Alawite

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/ˈæləˌwaɪt/

noun

A member of a mystical Shiite group that reveres Ali.

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AlawiNusayri
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Meanings

nounAlawite (plural Alawites)

plural Alawites · alternative Alaouite

  1. IslamA member of a mystical Shiite group that reveres Ali.

    Synonyms: Alawi, Nusayri

  2. A person raised in the Alawite culture.
adjective

alternative Alaouite

  1. Of or relating to the Alawites or to Alawism.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a mystical Shiite group that reveres Ali.

Similar
AlawiNusayri
Also see
alawistnusayrinusayri-alawinusayrian

Origin

From Arabic عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy) + -ite. By surface analysis, Alawi + -ite. Piecewise doublet of Alevite.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 阿拉維派 /阿拉维派
  • 阿拉維派 /阿拉维派 (Ālāwéipài)Translations
Finnish alaviitti
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French alaouite, alaouite
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German Alawit, Alawitin
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Greek Αλαουίτης
  • Αλαουίτης (Alaouítis)Translations
Polish alawita, alawitka
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Portuguese alauíta, alawita
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Russian алави́т, алавитский
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Spanish alauita, alawita
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Swedish alawit
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Turkish Nusayrî
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Cite this entry
APA

Alawite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alawite

MLA

“Alawite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alawite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alawite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alawite.

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