Imam
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) Alt. of Imaum
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
a name applied by way of excellence to each of the chiefs or founders of the four principal sects of the Mohammedans.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
The title of the officer who leads the devotions in Mohammedan mosques, and in Turkey conducts marriage and funeral services, as well as performs the ceremonies connected with circumcision; the office was filled and the title borne by Mahomet, hence it sometimes signifies head of the faith, and is so applied to the Sultan of Turkey; good Mohammedans believe in the future advent of an Imâm—the hidden Imâm—who shall be greater than the Prophet himself.
