kafir
nounUK /ˈkæfə/ · US /ˈkæfɚ/
Etymology Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.
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Islam, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Religion Offensive, Slur A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.
- In his sermon, Amir Hamza espoused extremist and segregationist views. He inferred that non-Muslims are “kafir” (infidels).2024 August 21, “Investigation Into Bangladeshi Preacher Amir Hamza’s Sermon in Singapore on 9 August 2024”, in Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore):
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Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of kafir corn.
- Kafir makes better forage than the duras.1914, Omar Orlando Churchill, Forage and Silage Crops for Oklahoma, page 10:
- Kafir is confined practically to the Southwestern States where, owing to its drought resistant character, it has become an important crop.1918, Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture, page 568:
- Derived terms
- kafirin, Kafirism, kafirization, kafirize, kafirness