Noun: Alawism
- A branch of Shiism practised especially in northwest Syria and adjacent parts of Turkey and Lebanon
"Additionally, there has been a recent movement to unite Alawism and the other branches of Twelver Islam through educational exchange programs in Syria and Qom"
Type of: Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism [archaic], Muhammadanism [archaic], Muslimism
Encyclopedia: Alawism