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taghut

taghut noun: idolatry; the worship of anything except Allah.

Noun

taghut (uncountable)

  1. idolatry; the worship of anything except Allah

Forms of taghut

alternative formtaaghoot
alternative formtaghoot

Origin of taghut

Arabic طَاغُوت (ṭāḡūt, “to overstep boundaries or rebel”).

Questions about taghut

What does taghut mean?
Taghut means idolatry; the worship of anything except Allah.
What part of speech is taghut?
Taghut is a noun.

Words near taghut in the dictionary

  1. Tagharigue
  2. Taghkanic
  3. tagholder
  4. tagholders
  5. taghoot
  6. taghut
  7. Taghuyan
  8. Tagil
  9. tagilite
  10. tagilites
  11. tagim

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