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MOLLAH
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• MOLLAH (noun)
The noun MOLLAH has 1 sense:
1. a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
Familiarity information: MOLLAH used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("Mollah" is a kind of...):
Moslem; Muslim (a believer in or follower of Islam)
Holonyms ("Mollah" is a member of...):
ulama; ulema (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)
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