fatwa

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fat·wa /ˈfætwɑː/ noun [countable]  RRIan official order made by an important Islamic religious leader 法特瓦〔伊斯兰宗教领袖发出的正式指令〕

Examples from the Corpus

fatwa• Nobody has issued a fatwa or put out a contract.• An earlier fatwa, handed down in 1964, elucidates the context in which the issue of contraception has been re-evaluated.• Tomorrow, the fourth anniversary of the fatwa falls.• There was no chance that Khomeini would withdraw the fatwa.Origin fatwa (1600-1700) Arabic

fat·wa nounChineseSyllable  

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fatwa
fat‧wa /ˈfætwɑː/ noun [countable]an official order made by an important Islamic religious leader

fatwaBrE /ˈfætwɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfætwɑː/ 🔊 nouna decision or order made under Islamic law 法特瓦（伊斯兰律法的裁决或教令）