mullah
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Is mullah a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (Islam) An honorific title for a scholar of theology and sharia law.Examples: "Leading Republicans do not sympathize with the mullahs, do not repeat their talking points, and do not seek to appease them when they make outrageous claims about other countries."Synonyms: cleric
2. (Islam) An honorific title for a mosque leader.Synonyms: cleric
3. (Islam) A scholar and teacher of theology and sharia law, and an issuer of fatwas.Examples: "In the first week of March 2018, the Shia mullah issues a fatwa prohibiting vengeance killing and requiring reconciliation."
4. (India, religious slur, slang) A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions.Indiaslangslur
5. (India, religious slur, slang, by extension) A Muslim.Indiabroadlyslangslur
6. (dated, Iran, Islam) A low-level cleric who specializes in telling stories of Ashura, rather than teaching or issuing fatwas.Irandated
verb (English)
1. (transitive, UK, slang) Alternative form of muller (“to beat, thrash”).Examples: "But I mullahed him. He may have been four inches taller but I punched him through the ropes and knocked the granny and the grandad out of him."; "The Sevens practice session was touch rugby, but every time Harvey got the ball, I absolutely mullahed him. I pushed him, dumped him on his arse, ran through him. Every time."UKalt-ofalternativeslangtransitive
This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.
Definition source: Wiktionary