takfir

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noun

Excommunication.

OriginArabic تَكْفِير →
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Meanings

nountakfir (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamExcommunication.
verbtakfir (third-person singular simple present takfirs, present participle takfiring, simple past and past participle takfired)

present singular third person takfirs · participle present takfiring · participle past takfired · past takfired

  1. transitiveIslamTo excommunicate, to declare someone a kafir.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
excommunicate

Origin

  1. Arabicتَكْفِير
  2. Englishtakfir

Borrowed from Arabic تَكْفِير (takfīr).

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APA

takfir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takfir

MLA

“takfir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takfir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “takfir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takfir.

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