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Look up: sheikh

  1. sheikh
    Leader or chief of an Arab family or village; also Muslim title meaning `religious scholar`. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  2. sheikh
    Arabic title of respect dating from pre-Islmic antiquity; it strictly means a venerable man of more than 50 years of age. The title sheikh is ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/79

  3. sheikh
    Leader or chief of an Arab family or village; also Muslim title meaning `religious scholar`
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  4. Sheikh
    `Sheikh`, also spelled sheik, Shaikh or transliterated as shaykh (pronounced or ; شيخ-->, šayḫ; plural , šuyūḫ), is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and actually means "leader and/or go...
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  5. Sheikh
    (Sufism) A `Shaykh` (Sheikh), (Arabic: شيخ‎ shaykh; ; pl. شيوخ‎ shuyūkh), of `Sufism` is a Sufi who is authorized to teach, initiate and guide aspiring pages=1–2-->--> Islamic tradition focuses on the importance of chains and legitimization. In Sufis...
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  6. Sheikh
    (disambiguation) `Sheikh` (also spelled Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh or Sheikh) is an Arabic word meaning the elder of a tribe, lord, revered old man, or Islamic scholar, `Sheikh` or `Shaikh` may also refer to: Communities : Other Uses : See also :
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  7. Sheikh
    (Sheekh) `Sheikh Mountain` View from the Sheikh PassSheikh Mountain are part of the Golis Chain that stretches along the length of northwestern Somalia. Sheikh is a small town atop Sheikh Mountains and to get there you take the Sheikh Pass. The view from the Sheikh Pass is spectacular as the ...
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  8. Sheikh
    (caste) `Sheikh`, also rendered as `Sheik`, `Shaykh`, `Shaikh`, `Cheikh`, `Šeih`, `Šejh`, `Şeyh` and other variants (شيخ-->, shaykh; plural|pl. shuyūkh), is a word or honorific term in the Arabic langua...
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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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