TOP

Definition of sharia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sharia

noun
 
/ʃəˈriːə/
 
/ʃəˈriːə/
(also shariah)
[uncountable]
jump to other results
  1. Islamic religious law based on the teachings of the Koran and the traditional sayings of Muhammad
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySharia is used before these nouns:
    • court
    • law
    See full entry
    Word Originfrom Arabic šarī‘a; the variant shariat from Urdu and Persian.
See sharia in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: sharia

Nearby words

ripple effect
noun
 
 
From the Topic
Change, cause and effect
C2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day