Sunni

Sunni
Sunnism, n.
/soon"ee/, n. Islam.
1. Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law. Cf. Shi'ite.
2. (used with a pl. v.) the Sunni Muslims.
[1620-30; < Ar sunni, deriv. of sunnah SUNNA]

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