Associations to the word «Shiite»

Wiktionary

SHIITE, adjective. Of or relating to the Shi'a Islam.
SHIITE, adjective. Of or relating to Shiites.
SHIITE, noun. A follower of Shi'a Islam; a Shi'a Muslim.

Dictionary definition

SHIITE, noun. A member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats