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taqiyah
or ta·qi·ya
[ tuh-kee-yuh ]
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of taqiyah1
From the Arabic word taqiyyah literally, caution, prudence
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