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kafirization

kafirization noun: the act or process of kafirizing.

Noun

kafirization (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of kafirizing.
    • They can not accept such kafirization of Pak-stan1997, Sunil Gokhale, “Why Indo-Pak ties are difficult”, in soc.culture.indian (Usenet)
    • In their zeal to re-Islamicize their respective states, many revivalists engage in a process known as kafirization, or declaring those who are not like-politically minded (whether Muslim or non-Muslim) as infidels […]2004, Stefan Aubrey, The New Dimension of International Terrorism, page 93

Origin of kafirization

From kafir + -ization.

Questions about kafirization

What does kafirization mean?
Kafirization means the act or process of kafirizing.
What part of speech is kafirization?
Kafirization is a noun.

Words near kafirization in the dictionary

  1. Kafir harps
  2. kafirin
  3. kafirins
  4. Kafirism
  5. Kafiristan
  6. kafirization
  7. kafirize
  8. kafirized
  9. kafirizes
  10. kafirizing
  11. kafirness

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