Twelver Definition
twĕlvər
noun
A member of the largest branch of Shiism, venerating 12 imams as successors to Muhammad's religious authority and anticipating the 12th imam's eventual return from occultation as the Mahdi.
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Other Word Forms of Twelver
Noun
Singular:
Twelver
Plural:
twelversOrigin of Twelver
twelve –er
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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