Definitions for imamates

imamates i·mam·ate

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

Imamates is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 237 anagrams from letters in imamates (aaeimmst).

Definitions for imamates

noun

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

Origin of imamates

First recorded in 1720-30; imam + -ate3

Examples for imamates

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.

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

Word Value for imamates
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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