takfir

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takfir

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Borrowed from Arabic تَكْفِير (takfīr).

noun

uncountable Excommunication.

verb takfirs · takfiring · takfired

transitive To excommunicate, to declare someone a kafir.

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@misc{takfir_2026,
  title = {takfir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/takfir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}