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plural sheiks
The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe. examples
An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order. quotations examples
He then studied under a variety of scholars (shuyook) and institutes around the world in his quest for authentic knowledge.
2013 August 1, Islamic Online University Insights, archived from the original on 25 October 2021, page 10
(some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families. examples
(1920s) A romantic lover. (from the 1921 film The Sheik) quotations examples
When your last natural tooth goes, the time when you can kid yourself that you're a Hollywood sheik, is definitely at an end.
1939, George Orwell, Coming Up for Air, part 1, chapter 1
(slang) An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.
An honorific for specialists in spirituality, for example in Sufism. examples