marabout
noun[C]
uk/ˈmær.ə.buːt/us/ˈmer.ə.buːt/aMuslimreligiousleaderorteacher,especiallyinNorthAfrica:
（尤指北非）伊斯兰教隐士（或修士）Senegalesechildrenhave beenlearningfrom marabouts in Quranicschoolssince the 11thcentury.从11世纪开始，塞内加尔的孩子就在古兰经学校里向伊斯兰教修士学习。
Englishtradersrelied on anAfricanmarabout whospokePortugueseastheirinterpreter.英国商人依靠一位会说葡萄牙语的非洲人伊斯兰教修士作他们的翻译。
- It isimpossibletounderstandAfricanpoliticswithoutstudyingthesecretworldof marabouts andmagic.
- Africanimmigrantshavebroughtintheirown marabouts tobanishevilspirits.
- Theworkis done onbehalfof alocalmarabout and theproceedsgo tosupportlocalschools.
Religious leaders & officials
- anti-papal
- apostolic
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- clerical
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- ministry
- muezzin
- mullah
- non-clerical
- padre
- priestly
- primate
- rabbi
- rabbinical
- rector
- the Dalai Lama