imam
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the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
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(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guidetype of:aanvoerder, baas, concertmeester, hoofdman, koploper, kopman, leider, leidersfiguur, leidsman, leidster, lijstaanvoerder, lijsttrekker, meester, meesteres, voorman, windbrekera person who rules or guides or inspires others
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