Mulla

mul·lah also mul·la  (ml, ml)

n. Islam

1. A male religious teacher or leader.

2. Used as a form of address for such a man.

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[Urdu mull, from Persian, from Arabic mawl, master, friend, from waliya, to become near, be in charge; see wly in Semitic roots.]

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mullah·ism n.

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Noun

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Mulla - a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque Mollah, 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