English Explanatory Dictionary

taqiyya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Religious dissimulation while under threat or persecution.
  2. Alleged deception by Muslim extremists (or Muslims in general) to spread Islam.

Pronunciation

/təˈkiː.jə/

Word forms

taqiyya taqiyah taqīyah takiyya

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic تَقِيَّة (taqiyya).

Synonyms

crypto-Islam
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