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Definition of Softa
1. n. Any one attached to a Mohammedan mosque, esp. a student of the higher branches of theology in a mosque school.
Definition of Softa
1. Noun. (Islam) A religious student, especially in Turkey. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Softa
1. a Muslim theological student [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Softa
Literary usage of Softa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metropolitan (1842)
"The softa continued, "Yes, I swear it to thee. If thou believest me not, come to
her, thou wilt learn it from her mouth. Ah come, I conjure thee ! ..."
2. Constantinople and Its Problems: Its Peoples, Customs, Religions and Progress by Henry Otis Dwight (1901)
"The broad shouldered softa * who brought you up to the gallery, and whose flowing
robes, and snow- white turban, and finely molded features, ..."
3. Constantinople and Its Problems: Its Peoples, Customs, Religions and Progress by Henry Otis Dwight (1901)
"The broad shouldered softa * who brought you up to the gallery, and whose flowing
robes, and snow- white turban, and finely molded features, ..."
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