mujtahid
[ mooj-tah-hid ]
/ mudʒˈtɑ hɪd /
noun Islam.
a person who has been certified as capable of interpreting religious law.
Origin of mujtahid
1805–15; < Arabic: literally, one who exerts himself; see
ijtihad
Words nearby mujtahid
muir-torre syndrome,
muirburn,
mujaheddin,
mujahedin,
mujik,
mujtahid,
mukalla,
mukden,
mukha,
mukluk,
mukti