takfir

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic تَكْفِير (takfīr). === Noun === takfir (uncountable) (Islam) Excommunication. === Verb === takfir (third-person singular simple present takfirs, present participle takfiring, simple past and past participle takfired) (Islam, transitive) To excommunicate, to declare someone a kafir. === Related terms === takfiri kafir