Synonyms for ayatollah
ˌɑ yəˈtoʊ ləay·a·tol·lah

Princeton's WordNet

1. ayatollahnoun

   a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well

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1. • Religious Leader

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1. Lindsey Graham:

   They explained to us how the Iranian threat streams were different than in the past, that the attack on the ships and the pipeline was coordinated and directed by the Iranian government, the ayatollah.

2. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   When I'm President of the United States, we will reimpose those sanctions on day one, and then I will go to Congress and ask them to even increase those sanctions more, and I will back that up with a credible threat of military force, a simple message to the Ayatollah: If you try to build a weapon, we will destroy your program.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   Were that true — it's not, but were that true — it doesn't change the fingerprints of the Ayatollah as having put at risk the global energy supply, we also know that these are systems that the Iranians have not deployed anyplace else, that they have not deployed outside of the country, to the best of our knowledge.

4. Mehrdad Khonsari:

   This assures that the leadership in the 'deep state,' that were something to happen to Ayatollah Khamenei in the next four to eight years, elements supportive of their interests will be in key places to control the future of Iran.

5. Marzieh Amiri:

   They should have held a public trial, i am not angry with the government or the Supreme Leader (of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei). I am angry with extremist security forces who were on his case, trying to prove he was a spy and who maybe forced him to confess to things he hadn't done.