Pan-sunnism

noun

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Noun

1
An ideology that promotes unity and solidarity between the various Sunni madhabs. uncountable
"Either pan-Shiaism or pan-Sunnism could cause bitter divisions among the Gulf States […]"

Example

"Either pan-Shiaism or pan-Sunnism could cause bitter divisions among the Gulf States […]"

Etymology

From pan- + Sunni + -ism.

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