Definition of Ismaili

1. Noun. An adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism.

Exact synonyms: Ismailian
Generic synonyms: Adherent, Disciple

2. Adjective. Of or relating to a branch of Shiism that is noted for its esoteric philosophy.
Partainyms: Ismailism

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ismaili

Islanders
Islay
Isle Royal National Park
Isle of Man
Isle of Sheppey
Isle of Skye
Isle of White
Isle of Wight
Isle of Wighter
Isleib
Isles of Scilly
Islets of Langerhans
Islington
Ismaeli
Ismail
Ismaili
Ismailian
Ismailism
Isobel
Isocrates
Isoetaceae
Isoetales
Isoetes
Isoko
Isolde
Isole Egadi
Isoptera
Isoptin
Isopyrum
Isopyrum biternatum

Literary usage of Ismaili

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. In Darkest Africa; Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... report on his journey—Reports of Captain Nelson and Surgeon Parke—The process of blood brotherhood between myself and ismaili—We leave ..."

2. In Darkest Africa: Or, The Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... report on his journey—Reports of Captain Nelson and Surgeon Parke—The process of blood brotherhood between myself and ismaili—We leave ..."

3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris, George Grove (1876)
"... but by degrees to bring his mind to the persuasion that this promised Messiah can ho none other than Ah', the great Messiah of the ismaili system. ..."

4. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"Various other reports attributed the unrest to the closure of two ismaili Shi'a mosques and the provincial governor's refusal to permit ismailis to hold ..."

5. Strategic Transformation and Naval Power in the 21st Century by Pelham G. Boyer, Robert S. Wood (1998)
"In the local ismaili chronicles of Alamut [in present-day Iran] . . . there is a roll of honor of ... (The ismaili movement is a variant of Shia Islam.) 35. ..."

6. The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley by Henry Morton Stanley (1909)
"... dismissed his only white companion, and soon after plunged into the Great Forest, where he came across an old acquaintance, ismaili, who, in 1887, ..."

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