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Mullah definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque [syn: Mullah, Mollah, Mulla]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Turkish molla & Persian & Urdu mulla, from Arabic mawl? Date: 1613 an educated Muslim trained in traditional religious law and doctrine and usually holding an official post • mullahism noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a Muslim learned in Islamic theology and sacred law. Etymology: Pers., Turk., Urdu mulla f. Arab. mawla

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mullah Mul"lah, n. See Mollah.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(mullahs) A mullah is a Muslim who is a religious teacher or leader. N-COUNT; N-TITLE