AYATOLLAH

ayatollah

(noun) a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ayatollah (plural ayatollahs)

A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.

(colloquial) An authority on any subject.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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