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kafir.

A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæfə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkæfɚ/General-American
  1. A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.

    countable · offensive · slur
  2. Ellipsis of kafir corn.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.

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