munafiq

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noun

A religious hypocrite, a person who professes to believe in something (especially Islam) but actually does not.

OriginArabic مُنَافِق →
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Meanings

nounmunafiq (plural munafiqs or munafiqun)

plural munafiqs · plural munafiqun

  1. IslamA religious hypocrite, a person who professes to believe in something (especially Islam) but actually does not.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hypocrite

Origin

  1. Arabicمُنَافِق
  2. Englishmunafiq

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic مُنَافِق (munāfiq)

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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