zindiq

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US/ziːnˈdiːk/US/zɪnˈdiːk/

noun

In medieval times, a person whose views or practices were considered contrary to Islamic dogma; a heretic or unbeliever, or one who practised heretical magic.

OriginArabic زِنْدِيق ← Middle Persian [script needed] →
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Meanings

nounzindiq (plural zindiqs)

plural zindiqs · alternative zendic · alternative zendik · alternative zendiq · alternative zindeeq · alternative zindik

  1. derogatoryhistoricalIslamIn medieval times, a person whose views or practices were considered contrary to Islamic dogma; a heretic or unbeliever, or one who practised heretical magic.

Origin

  1. Middle Persian[script needed]“heretic, Manichaean”
  2. Arabicزِنْدِيق“heretic”
  3. Englishzindiq

From Arabic زِنْدِيق (zindīq, “heretic”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zndyk' /⁠zandīk⁠/, “heretic, Manichaean”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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