Meanings
plural hojatolislams
- alternativeAlternative form of hojatoleslam.
Ayatollah Khamenei was elevated from the middle clerical rank, hojatolislam, to ayatollah overnight in what was essentially a political rather than a religious decision.
2009 June 16, Neil Macfarquhar, “In Iran, an Iron Cleric, Now Blinking”, in New York Times
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hojatolislam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hojatolislam
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