ISHMAELITE

Definition: ISHMAELITE

ISHMAELITE

Noun

1. See Ismaelian.

2. One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast.

3. A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him."

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "ISHMAELITE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1895. (references)

Specialty Definition: Ishmael

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In the Bible, Ishmael was Abraham's son by Hagar. He and his mother were driven out of Abraham's household after Abraham's wife Sarah gave birth to Isaac. In the Qur'an (the holy book of Muslims) Ismail (Ishmael) who is Abraham's son was the one that was nearly sacrificed - not Isaac.

Other Ishmaels:

Ishmael is the narrator of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. See Ishmael (Moby-Dick).
Ishmael is a novel by Daniel Quinn. See Ishmael (novel).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ishmael."

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Ismaili

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Ismaili branch of Islam is the second largest Shi'a community, after the Twelvers based in Iran. The Ismailis are now scattered in more than twenty countries of Asia, Africa, Europe and The Americas. It is also known as "sevener Shi'a". The Ismailis believe that there were seven Imams that led the community of Muslims after the death of Muhammed. These two branches of Shi'a Islam split from each other over a century into their founding, so much of their early history is the same and they share several shrines.
These Imams are sons descended from Muhammed's cousin Ali's marriage to his daughter, Fatima. Two of their sons in succession were the first Imams of all Shi'a Muslims. The first son was poisoned by the Ummayad Caliph, the second son, Husayn, is buried in Karbala, Iraq. All later Imams descend from his son Husayn.
The major difference between these two types of Shi'a is that seveners believe the seventh son in succession from Muhammed was the true Imam, even though he was supposed to have died (or was "hidden" from view). Twelver Shias believe the second son "inherited" the right to be Imam from his father.
Sevener Shi'is or Ismailis as they are now known can be found in over 25 countries, but primarily live in Central Asia, Syria, Lebanon, India , Pakistan, and Canada. Unlike other communities of Islam, this community has a central leader, called the Aga Khan. He is similar in position for them as the Pope is for Catholics, or the Patriarch of Constantinople for Orthodox Christians, but his position is hereditary, not elective. The current Aga Khan is the 49th herediatry Imam and the Aga Khan's uncle Sadruddin Aga Khan was also a renowned humanitarian with a position in the United Nations.
Because of political developments in Iran in the late 1830s and early 1840s the 46th Imam, Aga Hasan Ali Shah, emigrated to the Indian subcontinent. He was the first Imam to bear the title of Aga Khan, which had been previously bestowed on him by the Persian Emperor, Fath Ali Shah. He settled in Bombay in 1848 where he established his headquarters, a development that had an uplifting effect on the community in India and on the religious and communal life of the whole Ismaili world. It helped the community in India gain a greater sense of confidence and identity as Shia Ismaili Muslims, and laid the foundations for its social progress. It also marked the beginning of an era of more regular contacts between the Imam and his widely dispersed followers. Deputations came to Bombay to receive the Imam's guidance from as far afield as Kashgar in China, Bokhara in Central Asia, all parts of Iran, and the Middle East.
In the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Ismailis from the Indian sub-continent migrated to East Africa in significant numbers.

External links and references

Institute of Ismaili Studies; affiliated with Cambridge University, UK
The Ismailis: Their history and doctrines; Farhad Daftary; Cambridge University Press, 1990
A Short History of the Ismailis: Traditions of a Muslim Community; Farhad Daftary; Edinburgh University Press, 1998
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ismaili."

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Crosswords: ISHMAELITE

English words defined with "ISHMAELITE": Ishmaelitish. (references)

Specialty definitions using "ISHMAELITE": Dothan ♦ Hagarene ♦ Obil. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ISHMAELITE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
ishmaelite	4
ishmaelite sparta	2
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Bible Trace: ISHMAELITE

Language	Date	Source	1 Chronicles Chapter 27, Verse 30
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Epi de twn kamhlwn wbil o ismahlithV epi de twn onwn iadiaV o ek meraqwn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Super camelos vero Ubil Ismahelites et super asinos Iadias Meronathites
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Obil the Ishmaelite had control of the camels and Jehdeiah the Meronothite of the she-asses;
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Matched Bible Translations: ISHMAELITE

Language	1 Chronicles Chapter 27, Verse 30
Cebuano	Ug sa mga camello si Obil nga Ismaelnon: ug sa mga asno mao si Jedias ang Merotenhon: ug sa mga panon sa carnero si Jasis ang Agarenhon.
Croatian	Nadstojnik nad devama Jišmaelac Obil. Nadstojnik nad magaricama Meronoæanin Jehdeja.
Danish	over Kamelerne Ismaelitem Obil; over Æslerne Jedeja fra Meronot;
Dutch	En over de kemelen was Obil, de Ismaeliet; en over de ezelinnen was Jechdeja, de Meronothiet.
Finnish	Kamelien kaitsija oli ismaelilainen Oobil; aasintammojen meeronotilainen Jehdeja.
French	Obil, l`Ismaélite, sur les chameaux; Jechdia, de Méronoth, sur les ânesses;
German	Über die Kamele war Obil, der Ismaeliter. Über die Esel war Jehdeja, der Meronothiter.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Dan atas segala unta adalah Obil, orang Ismaeli, dan atas segala keledai betina adalah Yekhdeya, orang Meronoti.
Italian	Ai cammelli era addetto Obil, l'Ismaelita; alle asine Iecdaia di Meronot;
Maori	Mo nga kamera ko Opiri Ihimaeri. Mo nga kaihe ko Iehereia Meronoti.
Norwegian	over kamelene ismaelitten Obil, over aseninnene Jehdeja fra Meronot
Portuguese	sobre os camelos, Obil, o ismaelita; sobre as jumentas, Jedeías, o meronotita;
Rumanian	Obil, Ismaelitul, peste cqmile; Iehdia, din Meronot, peste mqgqriye;
Spanish	Obil el ismaelita, de los camellos. Jehedías, de Meronot, de los asnos.
Swedish	över kamelerna ismaeliten Obil; över åsninnorna meronotiten Jedeja;
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Misspellings: ISHMAELITE

Misspellings
	"ISHMAELITE" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ishmaeli. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: ISHMAELITE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-i-i-l-m-s-t"
	-1 letter: lithemias.
	-2 letters: lithemia, mealiest, metalise.
	-3 letters: amities, atheism, elitism, elmiest, halites, hamlets, heliast, helmets, itemise, laities, limiest, limites, lithias, mealies, sheltie.
	-4 letters: almehs, elates, elemis, elites, emails, halest, halite, hamlet, haslet, helmet, hiemal, isthmi, lamest, lathes, lathis, latish, lethes, liaise, limits, listee, lithia, mailes, mashie, mealie, measle, mesial, metals, misate, miseat, mislie, mislit, saithe.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-h-i-i-l-m-s-t"
	+2 letters: epitheliomas.
	+3 letters: helminthiases.
	+4 letters: almightinesses, ephemeralities.
	+5 letters: epitheliomatous, euphemistically, homosexualities, lymphadenitises, phenomenalistic.
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