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noun
A member of a reactionary Islamic sect, Kharijism, in the 7th and 8th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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noun
A Muslim who is extremist or overzealous in their approach to religion and politics, according to other Muslims.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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History
From Arabic خَارِجِي (ḵārijī, “one who split off, one who departed”), from the root خ ر ج (ḵ r j).
Across languages
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