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noun (only in plural or taken as collective plural)
- 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 . " Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God (Harper 2004, p. 131)
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noun
- (Islam) the worldwide Muslim community
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proper noun
- a collection of Hindu religious and philosophical texts
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noun (pl=ushabtiu, pl2=ushabtis)
- in ancient Egypt, a figurine of a dead person, placed in their tomb to do their work for them in the afterlife
- 1886, The Times, 1 Sep 1886, p.13 col. A:
- : These little images were called in Egyptian "Ushabti," or "Respondents," and were in fact supposed to act as servants of the deceased, it being their duty to answer for him and serve as his substitutes when called upon to do labourer's work
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initialism - The Ulster teacher's union
- The (United Transportation Union) Representing Train Operating Employees & Bus Drivers.
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