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Mullah   /mˈələ/   Listen
Mullah

noun
1.
A Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque.  Synonyms: Mollah, Mulla.



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"Mullah" Quotes from Famous Books



... The name of Bestushef was buried; but its bearer succeeded a second time in acquiring a literary reputation under the name of Alexander Marlinski. His Sketches of the Caucasus and of Siberia, his tales entitled Amulat Beg and Mullah Nur, are animated and spirited pictures of scenes quite novel and fresh. He has been compared to the German novelist Spindler; but, although this latter has the advantage in respect to invention, we think Marlinsky far superior to him in a poetical respect. There ...
— Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic - Nations • Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob Robinson
... require to know they are absorbed in perfection. Except for some peculiarities in their names; that they attach special importance to circumcision; that the sacrifice or alsikah ceremony is held in the Mullah's house; that at marriage the bride and bridegroom when not of age are represented by sponsors or walis; that at death a prayer for pity on his soul and body is laid in the dead man's hands; and ...
— The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume II • R. V. Russell


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


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