taqiyah

or ta·qi·ya

[ tuh-kee-yuh ]

/ təˈki yə /

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noun (in Shiʿite Islam)

the practice of denying one's religion, permissible when one is faced with persecution, especially by Sunnites: regarded as a means of protecting the religion.

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Origin of taqiyah

From the Arabic word taqiyyah literally, caution, prudence

Words nearby taqiyah

taps, tapsal-teerie, tapster, tapu, tap water, taqiyah, taqlid, taqueria, tar, Tara, Taraba