kattar

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adjective

Strict, rigid, fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief.

OriginHindi कट्टर →
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Meanings

adjectivekattar (comparative more kattar, superlative most kattar)

comparative more kattar · superlative most kattar

  1. HinduismIndialifestyleStrict, rigid, fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief.

    "And even the announcement of Delhi’s own Board of Education came with one of the avowed aims being making students “kattar deshbhakt” (staunch patriots)."

    2022, Outlook Indiahttps://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-is-arvind-kejriwal-getting-future-ready-with-his-desh-bhakti-budget/377394

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bhakt

Origin

  1. Hindiकट्टर“strict, rigid”
  2. Englishkattar

From Hindi कट्टर (kaṭṭar, “strict, rigid”).

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APA

kattar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kattar

MLA

“kattar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kattar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kattar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kattar.

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