Usuli

Definitions of Usuli
  1. noun
    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”
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    religious movement
    a movement intended to bring about religious reforms
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