| 释义 |
zaidi
\ˈzīdē\ noun
also zaid·ite \-ˌdīt\
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Zaid, 8th century A.D. Muslim leader descended from Muhammad
: a member of a Muslim sect of Yemen that constitutes one of the three major branches of Shi'a, recognizes a continuing line of imams descended through Zaid who is the fifth imam, and is closest to sunna in its doctrine |