imaum

Definition of Imaum in English :

1. imam, imaum

(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Imaum

noun Islam

1.

a leader of congregational prayer in a mosque

2.

a caliph, as leader of a Muslim community

3.

an honorific title applied to eminent doctors of Islam, such as the founders of the orthodox schools

4.

any of a succession of either seven or twelve religious leaders of the Shiites, regarded by their followers as divinely inspired

noun

1.

the leader of prayer in a Muslim mosque

2. [often I-]

any of various Muslim leaders and rulers

, often used as a title