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Mollah   Listen
noun
Mollah  n.  
1.
One of the higher order of Turkish; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man. (Written also mullah and moolah)
2.
A title of respect used in Islamic countries for one who is learned in Islamic law; a teacher or expounder of Islamic law.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Mollah" Quotes from Famous Books



... railed off for shoes; the Caaba and pulpit at one end; over the niche, a crescent painted; and over the entrance door a crescent, an Arabic inscription, and the royal arms of England! A fat jolly Mollah looked amazed as I ascended the steps; but when I touched my forehead and said, 'Salaam Aleikoom', he laughed and said, 'Salaam, Salaam, come in, come in.' The faithful poured in, all neatly dressed in their loose drab trousers, blue jackets, and red handkerchiefs ...
— Letters from the Cape • Lady Duff Gordon



Words linked to "Mollah" :   Mulla, Moslem, ulama, ulema, Muslim



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