ismaili

1. 1.

   an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism

   SynonymsIsmailian

   Broaderdisciple

1. 1.

   of or relating to a branch of Shiism that is noted for its esoteric philosophy

Other forms of ismaili

plural

ismailis·

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 ismaili

What does ismaili mean?

ismaili means "an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ismaili?

ismaili has 3 syllables: i-smai-li. The stress falls on "i".

What is another word for ismaili?

Close synonyms include Ismailian. 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 ismaili a common word?

ismaili is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.