HyperDic: ayatollah

English > 1 sense of the word *ayatollah*:
NOUN	person	ayatollah	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

ayatollah > pronunciation
Sounds	ay.ahtow'lah
Rhymes	Abila ... Zola: 109 rhymes with lah...

English > *ayatollah*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	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.
Region	Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia	A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia
Broader	religious leader	leader of a religious order
Spanish	ayatolá, ayatollah
Catalan	aiatol·là, ayatollah