Twelver

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English

Etymology

From twelve +‎ -er.

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Noun

Twelver (plural Twelvers)

  1. (Islam) A follower of Twelverism.
    Hypernym: Shiite
    Hyponym: Mutawali
    Coordinate term: Zaydite

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