We don't have synonyms for ulema yet — it may be a rare, specialized, newly coined, or misspelled word. The closest thesaurus entries we have are ulama, lema and uzema.
°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 ulema. -- Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God (Harper 2004, p. 131)"
°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 ulema. -- Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God (Harper 2004, p. 131)"