k'firah

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Definitions

  • n. Denial of religious principles; heresy.

Example Sentences

  • "Can anyone quote some opinions of contemporary (or older) poskim on whether believing the universe to be older than 6k years, or that it's 13 billion years old, is or is not k'firah?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • כְּפִירָה

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      k'fira, kfira, kfirah, kefira, kefirah, kafira, kafirah, kifirah, kifira

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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