sevener
IPA: sˈɛvʌnɝ
Root Word: Sevener
noun
- (Islam) A member of a branch of Ismaili Shi'a Muslims who believe that Isma'il ibn Jafar was the seventh and last imam (hereditary leader of the Muslim community).
- A surname.
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Examples of "sevener" in Sentences
- I just know there must be a sixer or sevener out there, or maybe higher.
- Wielding the power of literacy in these contexts generally distinguishes the predominantly "twelver" shia Qizilbash from the largely "sevener" shia Hazara in Afghanistan, although one clear exception to that general rule is the high profile of Faiz Muhammad Katib, a Hazara scribe who authored the most important historical text produced in Afghanistan, Seraj at-Tawarikh. 6