Imam

• pl.Imame
• gen.Imams - Imam

1. anyone who leads a group of Muslims in prayer
2. imam; a trained cleric who leads a congregation
3. imam; Imam; a politico-religious leader inaugurated by Godone of twelve individuals, descendants of Muhammad living in the 7th to 9th centuries CE, who are believed to have been sinless and infallible
4. imam; Imam; a politico-religious leader inaugurated by Godone of a per se unlimited line of leaders, who must be descendants of Muhammad but are not necessarily ascribed superhuman qualities