Nusairi

noun

Nu·​sai·​ri

nüˈsīrē

plural -s

: a member of a syncretistic religious sect of northern Syria that lives in comparative isolation and mingles religious beliefs from Islamic, Christian, and native sources

called also Ansarie

Word History

Etymology

Arabic Nuṣayrīyah Nusairis

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