- (n.) A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams, muftis, and cadis). That of Turkey alone now has political power; its head is the sheik ul Islam.
- (n.) A college or corporation in Turkey composed of the hierarchy, namely, the imams or ministers of religion, the muftis or doctors of law, and the cadis or administrators of justice.
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