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In some senses, ayatollah is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ayatollah
/aɪ.əˈtoʊl.ə/
noun 2
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3VERB + AYATOLLAH
met, speak
AYATOLLAH + NOUN
mullah, sm
PREP.
between, down
Definitions
noun
1
A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.
2
An authority on any subject.
P.S. This writer does NOT speak as the Ayatollah of SM. (There isn't one.) If you really want to know more, talk to sadomasochists, or at least do some reading if you're too scared to ask.
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P.S. This writer does NOT speak as the Ayatollah of SM. (There isn't one.) If you really want to know more, talk to sadomasochists, or at least do some reading if you're too scared to ask.
Wiktionary02
"Explain how words can be violence." "The Ayatollah wrote down some words saying Salman Rushdie must be killed, and then he was shot."
Tatoeba · #1163057003
Tom met the Ayatollah.
Tatoeba · #1205105304
The difference between an ayatollah and a mullah is hierarchical: all ayatollahs are mullahs, but not all mullahs are ayatollahs.
Tatoeba · #13785679Usage Notes
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