A man who uses religion as an excuse for all sorts of evil. A man who claims to be religious while using religion to excuse murder and other criminal acts.

n. Islam.
1.A high-ranking Shiite religious authority regarded as worthy of imitation in matters of religious law and interpretation.
2.Used as a title for such a leader.
lit. Sign of God

Ayatollah is a high rank given to major Shi'a clerics. The word means 'sign of God', and those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, philosophy and mysticism, and usually teach in schools (hawza) of Islamic sciences. The next lower clerical rank is Hojat-ol-Islam ("authority on Islam").

The rank is granted by consensus, rather than ceremonially: an esteemed religious scholar who has earned the respect and admiration of his teachers for his knowledge and behavior after completing his Hawza studies. By then he would be able to issue his own edicts from the sources of religious laws (Quran, Sunna, Ijma'e, Aql). Most of the time this is attested by an issued certificate from his teachers. This Ayatollah then can teach in religious Hawza according to his speciality and can act as a reference for their religious questions and as a judge.

Only a few of the most important Ayatollahs are accorded the rank of Grand Ayatollah (ayat ullahi 'l-`udhma, "great sign of God"), or Marja al-taqlid ("reference for emulation"). This usually happens when the followers of one of the ayatollahs refer to him in many situations and ask hi...

A rag-wrapped asshole who thinks he posseses sufficient tallent to be a head of state. In reality they generally possess no tallent at all and barely have the brains to wipe their asses correctly.

n The title given to a person in a position of power or respect. Alluding to the title of the same name in the Islamic faith. It may, however, be used in situations as far as can be from Islam as imaginable, such as the Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla from The Road Warrior, or Inspectah Deck’s lines in U-God’s “Rumble.”

A Turkish person.

Comes from Jimmy Nail's character in Auf Wiedersehen Pet who refers to the Turk's as Ayatollah's.

mouthpiece of Alvin.

The male genitalia (e.g., the penis)