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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Shiitisation en · NOUN

Etymology

From Shiite + -isation.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative spelling of Shiitization.
    • After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the rise of sectarian tensions in the Middle East translated in Syria into rumours of a 'Shiitisation' (tashayyu') of the country. 2013, Thomas Pierret, Religion and State in Syria:
    • Concurrent with the spread of Sufi convents in Iran, a Shiitisation of Sufi beliefs occurred regarding the theory of sainthood in particular. 2008, Oliver Scharbrodt, Islam and the Baha'i Faith: