a person who rules or guides or inspires others

a person who manifests devotion to a deity

(Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion

an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021)

Indian religious leader and founder of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in India (4th century)

(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho

Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)

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

a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher

each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion

(Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion

an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021)

Indian religious leader and founder of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in India (4th century)

(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho

Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)