ulema
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ulema /ˈʊləmə, ˈuːlɪmə, ˌuːləˈmɑː/ (also ulama)
▶noun
- 1 [treated as sing. or pl.] a body of Muslim scholars recognized as expert in Islamic sacred law and theology.
- 2 a member of such a body.
– origin from Arab. ‘ulamā', pl. of ‘ālim ‘learned’, from ‘alima ‘know’.
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