Usually means: Islamic scholar versed in jurisprudence.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Alim)

▸ noun:  An educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of the ulema class
▸ noun:  A surname from Arabic.

Similar:
ulama, mullah, alfaqui, moollah, olema, mollah, Islamicist, mutakallim, faqih, alfaki, more...

Opposite:
milal

Phrases:
Sayyid Mir Muhammad Alim Khan, Alim Nabiev, Alim Louis Benabid, more...

Adjectives:
abdel, prominent, great, pious, singular, tremendous, arabic, local, eminent, malay, true

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Similar:
ulama, mullah, alfaqui, moollah, olema, mollah, Islamicist, mutakallim, faqih, alfaki, more...

Opposite:
milal

Phrases:
Sayyid Mir Muhammad Alim Khan, Alim Nabiev, Alim Louis Benabid, more...

Adjectives:
abdel, prominent, great, pious, singular, tremendous, arabic, local, eminent, malay, true



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