Word
imam, n.
(imams)
(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 guide
<noun.person>
imam
imaum
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
hypernym
leader
Muslim, Moslem