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Etymology
From Arabic ARchar|ع��اء (�ulam��), plural of ARchar|عا�� (��lim) �learned one�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��l�m�/, /�u:lɪm�/, /u:l��m�:/

Noun
ulema (only in plural or taken as collective plural)

1. The guardians of legal and religious tradition in Islam; clerics.

#:*2000: For the time being, the faithful must follow their own consciences and learn to distinguish good from evil by themselves, instead of relying on the ulema. � Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God (Harper 2004, p. 131)

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