1. a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari; - Example: "Usuli Shiism produced the politically active caste of priests that is a distinctive feature of Iranian Shiism"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Usuli
n 1: a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th
century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari; "Usuli Shiism
produced the politically active caste of priests that is a
distinctive feature of Iranian Shiism"