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Group of Muslim scholars
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ulama
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Ulama (; , singular , "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ulema ; feminine: alimah (singular) and uluma (plural)), is defined as the "those recognized as scholars or authorities" in the "religious hierarchy" of the Islamic religious studies. ...
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Etymology 1 n. A (modern) ball game, descended from tlachtli. Etymology 2 n. (context Islam English) (alternative form of ulema English)
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n. 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 [syn: ...
Usage examples of ulama.
A Pilot named Vanda, flying an Ulama ship for the Ecclesiarch Kahn was on her way to Ten and would be contacting me on her arrival.
I am a Pilot of the Order, rated of the Third Class, seconded to the Ulama, serving with the Ecclesiarch Kahn, who has placed my Unit under your command.
Ulama Khalid al-Khan, wearing a military garrison cap and sunglasses to hide his identity even though he was safe from any outside scrutiny, could not believe what he was looking at.