Nusayri

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See also: Nusayrî

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Etymology

Arabic نُصَيْرِيَّة (nuṣayriyya), from the name of Ibn Nusayr.

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Nusayri (plural Nusayris)

  1. (religion) A member of a prominent mystical religious group centred in Syria who follow a branch of the Twelver school of Shia Islam.
    Synonym: Alawite

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