kefaret

Meaning

1. redemption
2. An act of charity or fasting with the hope that a sin is forgiven.
3. A compensation in the form of money or goods for a crime of physical injury; blood money.

Concepts

redemption

atonement

penitential

penitentiary

Synonyms

pişmanlık

günah ödeme

Translations

expiation

Sühne

pénitence

كَفَّارَة

espiazione

réparation

pénitentiaire

réconciliation

riparazione

penitenziale

redenzione

kefaret

paenitentialis

boetedoening

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ce.faːˈɾet/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: كفارت

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كفارت (keffaret, kefaret, “a canonical atonement for a sin, a remedy, resource”), from Arabic كَفَّارَة (kaffāra, “penance, atonement”), from كَفَّرَ (kaffara, “to cover, to hide”).