takfir

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَكْفِير (takfīr).

Noun

takfir (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) Excommunication.

Verb

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

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