ulema

1. The leading members of the royal family choose the king from among themselves with the subsequent approval of the ulema.
   皇室家族的领导成员从他们中间选择国王，最终得由宗教领袖批准。

noun

1. the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community

   Synonym:    ulama