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| Ulema | Ulema \U`le*ma"\, n. [Turk. & Ar. 'ulam[=a] the wise or learned men, pl. of '[=a]lim wise, learned, fr. alima to know.] (Mohammedanism) A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice). That of Turkey alone now has political power; its head is the sheik ul Islam. Note: The government of Turkey in 1998 is exclusively secular. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] |
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