Mollah

Mol´lah

n.	1.	One of the higher order of Turkish; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man.
	2.	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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Mollah - a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque Mulla, Mullah ulama, ulema - the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam