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    ayatollah

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Islam
    a·ya·tol·lah /ˌaɪəˈtɒlə $ -ˈtoʊ-/ noun [countable]  RRIa religious leader of the Shiite Muslims, especially a very powerful one 阿亚图拉〔伊斯兰教什叶派宗教领袖〕
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    ayatollah• After all, fanatic ayatollahs and born-again Christians eager for the Rapture set no encouraging example.    Origin ayatollah (1900-2000) Persian Arabic ayatullah “sign of god”
    a·ya·tol·lah nounChineseSyllable
    the a Corpus Shiite of especially very a religious leader Muslims,


    ayatollah
    a‧ya‧tol‧lah /ˌaɪəˈtɒlə $ -ˈtoʊ-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Language: Persian
     Origin: Arabic ayatullah 'sign of god'
    a religious leader of the Shiite Muslims, especially a very powerful one


    aya·tol·lahBrE /ˌaɪəˈtɒlə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌaɪəˈtoʊlə/ 🔊 nouna religious leader of Shiite Muslims in Iran 阿亚图拉（伊朗伊斯兰教什叶派宗教领袖）