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ulema |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ulema \U`le*ma"\, n. [Turk. & Ar 'ulam[=a] the wise or learned men, pl of '[=a]lim wise, learned.] (Mohammedanism) A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams, muftis, and cadis). That of Turkey alone now has political power; its head is the sheik ul Islam. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ulema \U*le"ma\, n. [Ar. 'ulem[=a] the wise or learned men, pl of '[=a]lim wise, learned, fr alima to know.] A college or corporation in Turkey composed of the hierarchy, namely, the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice.
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