sheik
IPA: ʃˈik
noun
- The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
- An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order.
- (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.
- (1920s) A romantic lover. (from the 1921 film The Sheik)
- (slang) An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.
- An honorific for specialists in spirituality, for example in Sufism.
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Examples of "sheik" in Sentences
- Sheik appears very much to be male.
- I also refuse to pray to their sheik.
- The sheik is known for dressing modestly.
- Then we're carried off by a desert sheik.
- Sheik was not a replacement form for Zelda.
- The Assassin feuded with The Sheik in Toronto.
- Duncan Sheik made an appearance on the record.
- Sheik al Hilali is irrelevant in this section.
- KING: Or "sheik" -- depends on how it's pronounced.
- The Emir is convinced the Sheik is behind the attacks.
- The SHEIK belongs to the a wrestling entertainment organization.
- Turns out the sheik was a friendly and was protected from on high.
- Barring a sensational 'sheik'-up, 25 points and back to Championship football.
- Page 21 once proclaimed Shagou, which is the corruption of the the Arabic word sheik, meaning a ruler.
- They're what they call sheik charges and they fire out that ball of molten copper, which will cut through a tank armor let alone a humvee.
- An Arab sheik is considered rich who has a hundred or two hundred tents, from sixty to a hundred camels, a thousand sheep and goats respectively.
- The sheik is a central figure in the benign-sounding Association of Islamic Philanthropic Projects in Lebanon, and says he was in his office the whole time, innocent of any crime.
- Jihadi Web forums lit up overnight Sunday with thousands of comments on the news of bin Laden's death, ranging from initial disbelief to euphoria that the man they call the "sheik" had been "martyred."
- The publisher issues a statement of apology, acknowledging serious (but undefined) errors in the book, and makes a financial award to the sheik, who pledges to give the money to UNICEF (the sheik is a multi-billionaire).
- Asked as he piled into his chauffeur-driven four-wheel-drive vehicle if he presided at ceremonies like this every weekend, the 39-year-old Muslim leader who bears the title sheik, but prefers to go by his name, Hong Yang, issued a world-weary sigh.