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sheria

sheria is the archaic form of shari'a.

Meaning of shari'a

Noun

shari'a (uncountable)

  1. A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.
    • The legislation of shari'a here is very strict.
    Synonyms:
    Shar

Questions about sheria

What is sheria the archaic form of?
Sheria is the archaic form of shari'a.

Words near sheria in the dictionary

  1. shergottite
  2. shergottites
  3. Shergotty
  4. Sheri
  5. Sheri'
  6. sheria
  7. Sheriarty
  8. sheriat
  9. Sheridan
  10. Sheridan County
  11. Sheridan's threadfin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sheria (page history and authors); shari'a (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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