ULEMA meaning: Islamic scholars interpreting law, theology

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ulema: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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ulema: Online Etymology Dictionary
Ulema: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Ulema: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
ulema: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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Ulema: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

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Definitions from WordNet (ulema)

▸ noun: the body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community

Opposite:

non-religious, secular, laypeople

Phrases:

Indonesian Ulema Council, Shia Ulema Council, more...

Adjectives:

jamiat, orthodox, muslim, conservative, traditional, sunni, jamait, ottoman, local, reis, official

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