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Meaning of Takfiri in English:

Takfiri

Pronunciation /takˈfɪəri/

noun

  • A Muslim who declares another Muslim to be apostate (i.e. not believing in the essential tenets of Islam) and therefore no longer a Muslim.

adjective

  • Denoting or relating to a Muslim who declares another Muslim to be apostate and therefore no longer a Muslim.

    ‘Takfiri groups’
    • ‘the Takfiri doctrine’

Origin

Arabic takfīrī, from takfīr (see takfir).