imamn.

Brit.

/ɪˈmɑːm/,

/ɪˈmam/, U.S.

/ᵻˈmɑm/,

/ᵻˈmæm/

Forms: 1600s eemawm, imman, 1700s emaum, 1800s imawm, imám, 1600s– imam, 1700s– imaum; also 1600s– iman.

Etymology: < Arabic imām leader, president, etc., < amma to go before, precede. The form iman is that used in French and Spanish.

1. The prayer-leader of a mosque.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > Muslim

mufti1586

shereef1599

alfaqui1600

imam1613

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 301 Then ariseth another Priest of another order called Imam, and readeth a Psalme aloude.

1625–6 S. Purchas Pilgrimes ii. 1609 Immediately after euery one is cleansed and come into the Moschea, the Eemawm which is the Parish Priest beginnes to pray.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 102 The director of the Prayers, who says the Prayers, and makes the rest say them;..in Turkey he is called the Imam.

1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 17 May (1965) I. 359 The outside of the Mosque is adorn'd with 4 Towers vastly high, gilt on the Top, from whence the Imaums call the people to prayers.

1776 R. Chandler Trav. Greece x. 48 The Turks..had erected a pulpit..for their Iman or reader.

1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul iv. vii. 540 The Imaums of towns have fees on marriages, burials, and some other ceremonies, and are maintained by them and the gifts of their congregation.

1884 F. Boyle On Borderland 257 The chief imam condemned such an interpretation of the law.

2. A title given to various Muslim leaders. Applied to:

a. The Caliph, as sovereign of the community, and (now or formerly) to other independent princes, e.g. the leader of Oman.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > other Indian, Asian, or Muslim

mirzac1560

zamorin1582

Rana1630

imam1698

Nizam1769

chagan1776

khakan1777

Gaekwar1782

Sawbwa1800

temenggong1964

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > titles applied to royalty > for a king or ruler > for foreign king or ruler > for Muhammadan rulers

imam1698

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 220 The Prince of this Country [Muscat] is called Imaum, who is Guardian of Mahomet's Tomb, and on whom is devolved the Right of Caliphship.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. vi. 171 The Khalifa of Bagdad..the legitimate Successor of Mahomet, and Sovereign Imaum or Pontiff of all the Mussulmans.

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea III. xi. 67 The Mascats are a tribe of Arabians..they are subject to an Iman, who has an absolute authority over them.

1899 Daily Chron. 7 Mar. 7/3 By the treaty of 1862 France and Great Britain entered into a mutual engagement to respect the independence of the Imam of Muscat.

b. The twelve leaders of Islam recognized by the Ithnashari Shiites, of whom Ali, Hasan, and Husain were the earliest.

ΚΠ

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 373 On these twelve Saints they bestow the quality of Imam, or Prelate.

1804 W. Tennant Indian Recreat. (ed. 2) I. 220 Hossein.—This holy Imawm is believed not only to have been a saint, but a martyr.

1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun 108 Where are buried the imams, or saints, of the Sheahs, Hussein and Hassan, one of the greatest shrines of Persian pilgrims.

c. The founders of the four orthodox sects of Muslims.

d. The author of the leading treatise on any subject.

Derivatives

iˈmamate n. [compare French imamat.] the dignity of imam.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > Muslim > office of

muftiship1678

imamate1728

imamship1895

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Mahometans don't agree among themselves about the Imamat or Dignity of the Imam.

1860 J. Gardner Faiths World II. 120/2 A number of the Schiites..denied the right of Moussa to the Imámate.

iˈmamship n. = imamate n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > other Indian, Asian, or Muslim > position of

Nizamat1765

khakanship1859

imamship1895

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > Muslim > office of

muftiship1678

imamate1728

imamship1895

1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Dec. 2/2 The man who has given the trouble is the claimant to the Imamship of Sanaa—the titular ruler of the country before the Turks occupied it in 1872.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	imam
释义	imamn. Brit. /ɪˈmɑːm/, /ɪˈmam/, U.S. /ᵻˈmɑm/, /ᵻˈmæm/ Forms: 1600s eemawm, imman, 1700s emaum, 1800s imawm, imám, 1600s– imam, 1700s– imaum; also 1600s– iman. Etymology: < Arabic imām leader, president, etc., < amma to go before, precede. The form iman is that used in French and Spanish. 1. The prayer-leader of a mosque. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > Muslim mufti1586 shereef1599 alfaqui1600 imam1613 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 301 Then ariseth another Priest of another order called Imam, and readeth a Psalme aloude. 1625–6 S. Purchas Pilgrimes ii. 1609 Immediately after euery one is cleansed and come into the Moschea, the Eemawm which is the Parish Priest beginnes to pray. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 102 The director of the Prayers, who says the Prayers, and makes the rest say them;..in Turkey he is called the Imam. 1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 17 May (1965) I. 359 The outside of the Mosque is adorn'd with 4 Towers vastly high, gilt on the Top, from whence the Imaums call the people to prayers. 1776 R. Chandler Trav. Greece x. 48 The Turks..had erected a pulpit..for their Iman or reader. 1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul iv. vii. 540 The Imaums of towns have fees on marriages, burials, and some other ceremonies, and are maintained by them and the gifts of their congregation. 1884 F. Boyle On Borderland 257 The chief imam condemned such an interpretation of the law. 2. A title given to various Muslim leaders. Applied to: a. The Caliph, as sovereign of the community, and (now or formerly) to other independent princes, e.g. the leader of Oman. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > other Indian, Asian, or Muslim mirzac1560 zamorin1582 Rana1630 imam1698 Nizam1769 chagan1776 khakan1777 Gaekwar1782 Sawbwa1800 temenggong1964 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > titles applied to royalty > for a king or ruler > for foreign king or ruler > for Muhammadan rulers imam1698 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 220 The Prince of this Country [Muscat] is called Imaum, who is Guardian of Mahomet's Tomb, and on whom is devolved the Right of Caliphship. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. vi. 171 The Khalifa of Bagdad..the legitimate Successor of Mahomet, and Sovereign Imaum or Pontiff of all the Mussulmans. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea III. xi. 67 The Mascats are a tribe of Arabians..they are subject to an Iman, who has an absolute authority over them. 1899 Daily Chron. 7 Mar. 7/3 By the treaty of 1862 France and Great Britain entered into a mutual engagement to respect the independence of the Imam of Muscat. b. The twelve leaders of Islam recognized by the Ithnashari Shiites, of whom Ali, Hasan, and Husain were the earliest. ΚΠ 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 373 On these twelve Saints they bestow the quality of Imam, or Prelate. 1804 W. Tennant Indian Recreat. (ed. 2) I. 220 Hossein.—This holy Imawm is believed not only to have been a saint, but a martyr. 1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun 108 Where are buried the imams, or saints, of the Sheahs, Hussein and Hassan, one of the greatest shrines of Persian pilgrims. c. The founders of the four orthodox sects of Muslims. d. The author of the leading treatise on any subject. Derivatives iˈmamate n. [compare French imamat.] the dignity of imam. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > Muslim > office of muftiship1678 imamate1728 imamship1895 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Mahometans don't agree among themselves about the Imamat or Dignity of the Imam. 1860 J. Gardner Faiths World II. 120/2 A number of the Schiites..denied the right of Moussa to the Imámate. iˈmamship n. = imamate n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > other Indian, Asian, or Muslim > position of Nizamat1765 khakanship1859 imamship1895 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > Muslim > office of muftiship1678 imamate1728 imamship1895 1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Dec. 2/2 The man who has given the trouble is the claimant to the Imamship of Sanaa—the titular ruler of the country before the Turks occupied it in 1872. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1613
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