noun
Meaning 1
A member of the religious police in Saudi Arabia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mutawa
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/mʊˈtɑːwə/
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/muːˈtɑːwə/
noun
Meaning 2
The religious police as a body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Mutawa'een
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: police, police force, constabulary, law
History
Etymology
From the Arabic مُطَوَّع (muṭawwaʕ, “compliance officer, pious volunteer”), from طَوَّعَ (ṭawwaʕa, “to subjugate”).