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Word of the Day – Mufti

  • Noun: Mufti

    1. a professional jurist who interprets Muslim law
    2. ordinary dress as distinguished from that denoting an occupation or station | a priest in mufti
      • especially : civilian clothes when worn by a person in the armed forces
  • Synonyms:
    1.  civvies
    2. civies
    3. garb
    4. ensemble
    5. frock
    6. costume
    7. getup
    8. couture
    9. livery
  • Usage:
    1.  “In 2001, a top Islamic legal authority, the former mufti of Jerusalem, claimed that ‘there isn’t even a single stone of the Old City of Jerusalem that is Jewish. There is no proof at all the the Jews were in Jerusalem.'”
  • Encountered:
    1.  While reading Can We Talk About Israel? A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted by Daniel Sokatch

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