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Usuli

DEFINITIONS OF: Usuli

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n a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari

“Usuli Shiism produced the politically active caste of priests that is a distinctive feature of Iranian Shiism”
Type of:
religious movement
a movement intended to bring about religious reforms
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