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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كفارت (keffaret, kefaret, “a canonical atonement for a sin, a remedy, resource”),[1] from Arabic كَفَّارَة (kaffāra, “penance, atonement”), from كَفَّرَ (kaffara, “to cover, to hide”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ce.faːˈɾet/
- Hyphenation: ke‧fa‧ret
Noun
kefaret (definite accusative kefareti, plural kefaretler)
- redemption
- (religion) An act of charity or fasting with the hope that a sin is forgiven.
- A compensation in the form of money or goods for a crime of physical injury; blood money.
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