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Bible Encyclopedias
Giaour
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(a Turkish adaptation of the Pers. gawr or gor, an infidel), a word used by the Turks to describe all who are not Mahommedans, with especial reference to Christians. The word, first employed as a term of contempt and reproach, has become so general that in most cases no insult is intended in its use; similarly, in parts of China, the term "foreign devil" has become void of offence. A strict analogy to giaour is found in the Arabic kaffir, or unbeliever, which is so commonly in use as to have become the proper name of peoples and countries.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Giaour'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/g/giaour.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Giaour'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/g/giaour.html. 1910.
