- [uncountable]
one of the two main branches of the Islamic religion compare SunniTopics Religion and festivalsc2什叶派(伊斯兰教的两大派别之一) - [countable] (also Shiite, Shi’ite)
a member of the Shia branch of Islam Topics Religion and festivalsc2什叶派穆斯林
Word Originfrom Arabic šī‘a ‘party (of Ali)’.