mutawa

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A member of the religious police in an Islamic country, especially Saudi Arabia
The religious police as a body
mutawa'een
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
mutawa

    Этимология

    () From Arabic مطوع (muŧáwwaʕ, “compliance officer, pious volunteer”) طوع (ŧáwwaʕa, “to subjugate”).
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