Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ali

2 senses of ali

Sense 1
Ali, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay -- (United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942))
       INSTANCE OF=> prizefighter, gladiator -- (a professional boxer)

Sense 2
Ali -- (the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects)
       INSTANCE OF=> caliph, calif, kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah -- (the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world")