imam

1. 1.

   (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

   Synonymsimaum

   BroaderleaderMuslim

   Islam

Other forms of imam

plural

imams·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about imam

What does imam mean?

imam means "(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".

How many syllables are in imam?

imam has 2 syllables: i-mam. The stress falls on "i". In IPA it is /ˈaɪmæm/.

What is another word for imam?

Close synonyms include imaum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is imam a common word?

imam is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.