ulema /ˌuːlɪˈmɑː 
/ (also ulama) ▸ noun [treated as singular or plural] a body of Muslim scholars who are recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology. ▪ a member of an ulema.
– ORIGIN from Arabic ‘ulamā', plural of ‘ālim ‘learned’, from ‘alima ‘know’.
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