MUTAWA'EEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mutawa'een mean? 

• MUTAWA'EEN (noun)
  The noun MUTAWA'EEN has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: MUTAWA'EEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUTAWA'EEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Mutawa; Mutawa'een

Hypernyms ("Mutawa'een" is a kind of...):

constabulary; law; police; police force (the force of policemen and officers)

Domain region:

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia (an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy)