Sekirov Dictionary

fatwa

/ˈfætwɑː/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 5

noun4

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A formal legal decree, opinion, or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority.
- The website contains fatwas on points of Islamic law that arise in court cases.
A formal decree or ruling, or statement, issued by an authority of a religion other than Islam.
(nonstandard) A decree issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority that a person should be put to death, usually as punishment for committing apostasy or blasphemy.
(informal, figurative) An emphatic decree or opinion, especially one which condemns or criticizes.

verb1

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(rare) To issue a fatwa against (someone); specifically (loosely, erroneous), a fatwa imposing a ban or a death sentence.
- Unlike many writers and artists, Chahine had not been fatwaed by the militants, but he felt threatened nevertheless. — 1999

forms

fatwa'd · fatwaed · fatwaing · fatwas · fatawa

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