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takfir

takfir noun: excommunication.

Noun

takfir (uncountable)

  1. Excommunication.

Verb

takfir (third-person singular simple present takfirs, present participle takfiring, simple past and past participle takfired)

  1. (transitive) To excommunicate, to declare someone a kafir.

Forms of takfir

third-person singular presenttakfirs
present participletakfiring
past participletakfired
pasttakfired

Origin of takfir

Borrowed from Arabic تَكْفِير (takfīr).

Words formed from takfir

Questions about takfir

What does takfir mean?
Takfir means excommunication.
What part of speech is takfir?
Takfir can be a noun or a verb.

Words near takfir in the dictionary

  1. Taketoyo
  2. Takeuchi
  3. takeuchiite
  4. takeup
  5. takeups
  6. takfir
  7. takfired
  8. takfiri
  9. takfiring
  10. takfiris
  11. takfirism

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