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Meaning of taqiyya | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/təˈkiː.jə/

Definitions

  1. Religious dissimulation while under threat or persecution.
    Shia, especially, uncountable
  2. Alleged deception by Muslim extremists (or Muslims in general) to spread Islam.
    derogatory, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية تقية
Français taqiya
Русский таки́я

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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