Sunnization

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making or becoming Sunni. uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Sunnization. alt-of, uncountable

    "Eventually, through this struggle, Khomeini made an important innovation in Shi'i law, which helps transform the Shi'i approach to jurisprudence toward a position close to that of the Sunnis. I call it the "sunnization" of Shi'i jurisprudence."

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"Eventually, through this struggle, Khomeini made an important innovation in Shi'i law, which helps transform the Shi'i approach to jurisprudence toward a position close to that of the Sunnis. I call it the "sunnization" of Shi'i jurisprudence."

Etymology

From Sunni + -ization.

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