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HALAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("halal" is a kind of...):
meat (the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)
Domain category:
Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)
Derivation:
halal (conforming to dietary laws)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conforming to dietary laws
Example:
a halal kitchen
Classified under:
Similar:
clean (ritually clean or pure)
Domain category:
Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)
Derivation:
halal ((Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Proper or legitimate
Example:
the fund earns halal profits in full compliance with the Shari'a
Classified under:
Similar:
proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)
Domain category:
Islamic law; sharia; sharia law; shariah; shariah law (the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed)
