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Definition of Sunni
1. Noun. A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad.
Group relationships: Sunni Islam
Generic synonyms: Moslem, Muslim
2. Noun. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
Group relationships: Islam, Muslimism
Generic synonyms: Religious Order, Religious Sect, Sect
Member holonyms: Sunni Muslim, Sunnite
Definition of Sunni
1. Proper noun. The branch of Islam that believes that the Qur'an is the final authority, and that their leaders have no special sacred wisdom. ¹
2. Proper noun. A follower of that belief. ¹
3. Adjective. Related to the Sunni branch of Islam. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunni
Literary usage of Sunni
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Timbuctoo the Mysterious by Félix Dubois, Diana White (1897)
"... boundaries JENNE : A CORNER OF THE TOWN and develop an empire of an extent
never before witnessed in western Africa. 1 Sunni ..."
2. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"In August 1999, the leader of the Sunni religious party Jamiat Ulema-i-Islami (JUI)
Fazlur Rehman, accused the Aga Khan Foundation of the killing of a Sunni ..."
3. A History of the Sikhs: From the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the by Joseph Davey Cunningham (1918)
"... are mostly Sunni Muhammadans.2 as are likewise the tribes of Peshawar and of
the valley of the Indus southward, and also the inhabitants of Multan, ..."
4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1873)
"The inhabitants are mostly Mohammedans of the Sunni sect. II. The principal city
of the province, in lat. ..."
5. The Merv Oasis: Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian During the Years by Edmund O'Donovan (1882)
"... Tepe—Professor of theology—Lute school hours—Sunni and Shiia—Specimen of
sectarian hatred—The white fowl mystery—Fever —Hurried burials—Mourning ..."
6. The Merv Oasis: Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian During the Years by Edmond O'Donovan (1882)
"... school hours—Sunni and Shiia—Specimen of sectarian hatred—The white fowl
mystery—Fever —Hurried burials—Mourning rites—Returning hadjis—Distinctive ..."
7. The Merv Oasis: Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian During the Years by Edmund O'Donovan (1882)
"... school hours—Sunni and Shiia—Specimen of sectarian hatred—The white fowl
mystery—Fever —Hurried burials—Mourning rites—Returning hadjis—Distinctive ..."
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