ayatollah

Noun
  1. A high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well (synset 109846347)
    domain region: iran, islamic republic of iran, persia - a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
    is a type of: religious leader - leader of a religious order

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