fatwas (0 synonym found)

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Definition of fatwas:

(n) : (Islam) A formal legal decree, opinion, or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority.
(n) : (Islam) (by extension, loosely, proscribed) A decree issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority that a person should be put to death, usually as punishment for committing apostasy or blasphemy.
(n) : (religion, by extension) A formal decree or ruling, or statement, issued by an authority of a religion other than Islam.
(n) : (figurative, informal) An emphatic decree or opinion, especially one which condemns or criticizes.
(v) : (transitive, rare) To issue a fatwa (noun noun, sense 1) against (someone); specifically (loosely, erroneous), a fatwa imposing a ban or a death sentence.
Definition of fatwas:

(n) : (Islam) A formal legal decree, opinion, or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority.
(n) : (Islam) (by extension, loosely, proscribed) A decree issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority that a person should be put to death, usually as punishment for committing apostasy or blasphemy.
(n) : (religion, by extension) A formal decree or ruling, or statement, issued by an authority of a religion other than Islam.
(n) : (figurative, informal) An emphatic decree or opinion, especially one which condemns or criticizes.
(v) : (transitive, rare) To issue a fatwa (noun noun, sense 1) against (someone); specifically (loosely, erroneous), a fatwa imposing a ban or a death sentence.
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