mollah
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The dervish who prays for us is my master; an iman is still more my master; the mollah is still more my master than the iman.
From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire
A popular and much-quoted version of Omar's discovery of coffee, also based upon the Abd-al-Kâdir manuscript, is the following: In the year of the Hegira 656, the mollah Schadheli went on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
I preserved the mollah bashi's purse, the remaining money, the watch and seals; whilst I permitted him the use of the inkstand, the rosary, the pocket looking-glass, and the comb.
From The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by James Morier
At the time of my visit an aged mollah was teaching Arabic and the Koran to a ragged handful of boys.
From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by George Ernest Morrison
I was on the way to become a mollah.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
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