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Definition of ayatollah noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ayatollah

noun
 
/ˌaɪəˈtɒlə/
 
/ˌaɪəˈtəʊlə/
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  1. a religious leader of Shiite Muslims, especially in IranTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word Origin1950s: from Persian, from Arabic 'āyatu-llāh, literally ‘token of God’.
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