Associations to the word «Fatwa»

Wiktionary

FATWA, noun. (Islam) A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer.
FATWA, verb. (rare) (transitive) To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.

Dictionary definition

FATWA, noun. A ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley