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umma

um·ma [ mmə ] or um·mah [ mmə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
community of faithful within Islam: within Islam, the community of the faithful that transcended long-established tribal boundaries to create a degree of political unity

[Late 19th century. < Arabic, "people, community"]
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