the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One of the higher order of Turkish; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man.
n. A title of respect used in Islamic countries for one who is learned in Islamic law; a teacher or expounder of Islamic law.
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n. a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
Word Usage
"Three men played tambourines or tom-toms of skin called _teheranes_, and to this music they chanted passages out of the Koran, led by the 'mollah'; this formed"