Definitions for imamate

imamate i·mam·ate

Spelling: [ih-mah-meyt]
IPA: /ɪˈmɑ meɪt/

Imamate is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in imamate (aaeimmt).

Definitions for imamate

noun

  1. the office of an imam.
  2. the region or territory governed by an imam.

Origin of imamate

First recorded in 1720-30; imam + -ate3

Examples for imamate

In 1435 the people rose against the tyranny of the Bani Nebhan and restored the imamate of the tribe al-Azd.

Babism has its roots in Shiahism, a soil impregnated with the doctrines of the imamate and Mahdiism.

Both circumstances, according to the then prevailing notions, made them unfit for the imamate.

Word Value for imamate
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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