Ulema Definition

o͝oləmä, o͝oləmä
noun
Muslim scholars or men of authority in religion and law.
Webster's New World
A council or college of such men.
Webster's New World

(plural only) The guardians of legal and religious tradition in Islam; clerics.

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Noun

Singular:
ulema
Plural:
ulemas

Origin of Ulema

  • Turkish 'ulemā from Arabic ‘ulamā’ wise men pl. of ‘ālim wise, learned active participle of ‘alima to know ʕlm in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic علماء ("˜ulamā'), plural of عالم ("˜Älim, “learned one").

    From Wiktionary

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