"kéfer" meaning in Français

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Noun

IPA: \ke.fɛʁ\ Forms: kéfers [plural], kâfir, kafir, cafir
  1. Nom donné aux non-musulmans, voire aux musulmans hétérodoxes, dans la théologie islamique. Tags: rare
    Sense id: fr-kéfer-fr-noun-ikKerMwK Categories (other): Exemples en français, Lexique en français de l’islam, Termes rares en français Topics: Islam
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: incrédule, incroyant, infidèle, kouffar, kuffar, mécréant, non-croyant Related terms: goy, impie, païen, roumi

Inflected forms

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