kafirize

verb — 2 senses

kafirize

verb

Etymology From kafir + -ize.

1

Ambitransitive, Rare To make or become kafir.

2

Rare To accuse another person of being a heretic against Islam.

  • The practice of Islamists to kafirize their opponents (that is, to declare them unbelievers or pagans) further widens the gap between the radicals and the mainstream2004, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Ray Takeyh, The Receding Shadow of the Prophet, Westport, Connecticut; London: Praeger Publishers, →ISBN, page 162:
  • 1999, Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Georgetown University John L. Esposito Professor of Religion and International Affairs, The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?: Myth or Reality? In particular, many are challenged to avoid, in their zeal to Islamize state and society, a tendency to “kafirize.”
1 more example
  • No intention to kafirize 'non-believers'.1993 August 20, Uma Ramamurthy, “India-D Digest”, in bit.listserv.india-d (Usenet):
Related terms
takfir

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