Ghulat

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noun

Followers of a set of heterodox sects of or descended from Shia Islam, considered by orthodox Muslim critics to be theologically "extremist", distinguished by their deification of Ali.

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Meanings

nounGhulat pl (plural only)

alternative Ghulāt · alternative ghulat · alternative ghulāt

  1. pluralplural onlyFollowers of a set of heterodox sects of or descended from Shia Islam, considered by orthodox Muslim critics to be theologically "extremist", distinguished by their deification of Ali.
adjectiveGhulat (comparative more Ghulat, superlative most Ghulat)

comparative more Ghulat · superlative most Ghulat · alternative Ghulāt · alternative ghulat · alternative ghulāt

  1. Of or pertaining to the sects of the Ghulat.
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