Twelver
English
noun
Definitions
- (religion) A member of the largest branch of Shia Shi'a Islam, believing in twelve divinely ordained leaders, known as the Twelve Imāms, and that the Mahdi will be the returned Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation.
Etymology
Suffix from English twelve.
Origin
English
twelve
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Twelverism English
- Twelvetide English
- twelfth English
- twelfty English
- twelve English
- twelvefold English
- twelveish English
- twelveling English
- twelvemo English
- twelvemonth English
- twelveness English
- twelvepence English
- twelvepenny English
- twelveplex English
- twelver English
- twelvescore English
- twelvesies English
- twelvesome English
- twelveteen English
- twelveth English
- twelvish English
- トゥエルブ Japanese
- トゥエルヴ Japanese
- twelve Middle English
- twelv Tok Pisin
- twelf Fanagalo
- twelef Bislama