imamate
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imamate¹
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From imam + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
noun imamates · Imamate
- The office or jurisdiction of an imam. The Mahometans do not agree among themselves about this imamate, or dignity of the imam. Some think it of divine right, and attached to a single family, as the pontificate of Aaron. Others hold, that it is, indeed, of divine right, but deny it to be so attached to any single family, as that it may n
Imamate²
noun Imamates
- Alternative letter-case form of imamate, especially when referring to a specific imamate.
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Talk about this word "imamate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/imamate. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. imamate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/imamate "imamate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/imamate.
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@misc{imamate_2026,
title = {imamate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imamate},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
