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ulema (o̵̅o̅′lə mä′, o̵̅o̅′lə mä′)

plural noun

  1. Muslim scholars or men of authority in religion and law
  2. a council or college of such men

Etymology: Turk. ʼulema < Ar ʼulamāʾ, pl. of ʿālim, learned, scholar < ʿalima, to know

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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