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A theological school in Islam that valued reason over hadith interpretation and who believed that the Qur'an was created.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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noun
The followers of this branch of Islam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, plural, plural-only
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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History
Borrowed from Arabic مُعْتَزِلَة (muʕtazila).
Across languages
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