sharia
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sharia¹
proper noun the sharia
- Alternative spelling of shari'a As such judgments were in entire opposition to the sharia (or Moslem religious law) as taught, the Mahdi strictly forbade the study of theology, and ordered all books of this description to be burnt; […]
sharia²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic شَارِع (šāriʕ).
noun sharias
- A street in Arabic-speaking countries. No little of Cairo’s popularity as a winter-resort is due to its many excellent Hotels: the chief being—Grand Continental, on the west side of the Esbekia between the Sharia Bulak and Sharia El-Moghrabi, with large terrace looking directly across the Sharia Kamel-Pasha (the chief modern thoroughfare
Sharia³
- /ʃəˈɹiː.ə/ UK
- /ʃəˈɹi.ə/ US
Rhymes with -iːə
proper noun the Sharia
- Alternative form of shari'a The existence of another system of law is now accepted side by side with the Sharia; this law is the Kanoun, and consists of those laws which have been made by the temporal sovereign.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shariah, koranic, quranic, islamic, islam, creed, forensic, legal, law, legitimate, lawful, legality, legitimacy, shari, shara, shariat
Talk about this word "sharia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sharia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sharia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sharia "sharia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sharia.Cite this
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