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Definition of: ulema
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′lə·mä′) noun
1. In Moslem countries, a council or college of learned officials (priests, judges, or scholars) who are trained in Moslem religion and law, and interpret the Koran.
2. Hence, any Moslem scholar. [<Turkish ‘ulema <Arabic ‘ulamā, plural of ‘alim wise <‘alama know]
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