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Definition of Shafiite
1. n. A member of one of the four sects of the Sunnites, or Orthodox Mohammedans; -- so called from its founder, Mohammed al-Shafeï.
Definition of Shafiite
1. Noun. A member of the (w Shafi'i) (Arabic: ?????? Š?fi??), one of the schools of fiqh, or religious law, within the Sunni branch of Islam, recognising four sources of jurisprudence. ¹
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