'Imam' definitions:
Definition of 'imam'
From: WordNet
noun
(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 [syn: imam, imaum]
Definition of 'Imam'
From: GCIDE
- Imam \I*mam"\, Iman \I*man"\, Imaum \I*maum"\, n. [Ar. im[=a]m.]
- 1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power. [1913 Webster]