kefaret

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كفارت (keffaret, kefaret, “a canonical atonement for a sin, a remedy, resource”), from Arabic كَفَّارَة (kaffāra, “penance, atonement”), from كَفَّرَ (kaffara, “to cover, to hide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ce.faːˈɾet/ Hyphenation: ke‧fa‧ret === Noun === kefaret (definite accusative kefareti, plural kefaretler) redemption (religion) An act of charity or fasting with the hope that a sin is forgiven. A compensation in the form of money or goods for a crime of physical injury; blood money. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “kefaret”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “kefaret¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2520