Ayatollah - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Ayatollah :  (noun)

1: a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well

Example Usage of Ayatollah

jbarnabasl: Senior Shi'i cleric Ayatollah Montazeri uses Islam to challenge Iran's theocracy: http://bit.ly/4UT1Mm
parand: Reading The Ayatollah Begs To Differ, nice to finally pick up a book I don't want to put down.
Jstc4All: RT @Bibireport: Has Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei Disappeared? http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134869
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