mullah

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mul·lah /ˈmʌlə, ˈmʊlə/ noun [countable]  RRIa Muslim teacher of law and religion 毛拉〔伊斯兰法律及宗教教师〕

Examples from the Corpus

mullah• Both brothers followed the family tradition and became mullahs.• His luxuriant beard was red: he was Banda's mullah.• Little wonder people turned to their traditional leaders, the mullahs, said Parsons.• My brother Matullah is all right, and so is Alishan Karim, the brother of the mullah.• It was inevitable that Khomeini would loathe the attacks that Reza Shah made on the power of the mullahs.• Thus the mullahs can legitimately incite revolution, and since the seventh century they have done so.Origin mullah (1600-1700) Turkish molla and Persian and Hindi mulla, from Arabic mawla

mul·lah nounChineseSyllable  

religion a Muslim law and teacher of Corpus

mullah
mul‧lah /ˈmʌlə, ˈmʊlə/ noun [countable]a Muslim teacher of law and religion
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ priest someone who is specially trained to perform religious duties and ceremonies in the Christian church: a Catholic priest | a Buddhist priest | Women priests are much more common these days. | The priest who married us was very friendly and helpful.
   ▪ bishop a priest of high rank in some branches of the Christian church, who is the head of all the churches and priests in a large area: the Bishop of Oxford | a meeting of bishops
   ▪ vicar a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church in a particular area: our local vicar
   ▪ preacher someone who gives the sermon (=a religious talk as part of a church service) in some Protestant churches: a Methodist preacher
   ▪ minister the formal word for any priest in some branches of the Christian church: In 1843, 450 ministers of the church broke away from the established church of Scotland.
   ▪ chaplain someone, especially a priest, who takes care of the religious needs of an organization such as a college, hospital, prison, or the military: the prison chaplain
   ▪ pastor American English someone who is in charge of the prayers, ceremonies etc in some branches of the Protestant church: a Baptist pastor
   ▪ rabbi the person who is in charge of the prayers, ceremonies etc in the Jewish religion: Israel’s chief rabbis
   ▪ mullah a Muslim teacher of law and religion: The people turned to their traditional leaders, the mullahs.
   ▪ holy man someone who is treated with great respect by people who belong to a religion: A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, was performing yoga on the banks of the River Ganges.
   ▪ the clergy the official leaders in organized religions, such as the priests, rabbis, and mullahs: Around 30 members of the clergy gathered for the meeting.
   ▪ clergyman a male member of the clergy – used especially in the past: His youngest son decided to become a clergyman.

mul·lahBrE /ˈmʌlə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌlə/ 🔊BrE /ˈmʊlə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʊlə/ 🔊 nouna Muslim teacher of religion and holy law 毛拉（穆斯林宗教和教法的教师）