Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counter-quranic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-quran-ic
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Contrary to what is stated in the Qur'an.

Example Sentences

"Moreover, the novel contains, in its carnivalesque polyphony, the strident counter-Qur'anic voice of the Sikh mechanic Kalasinga — a fascinating fictional construct that recalls the fleeting figure of the harlequinlike Russian […]"
"[…] dating from shortly after the period of collection and compilation, shows that scholarly concern with formal aspects of hadīth masked contradictory, irrational, and counter-Qur'anic […]"

Etymology

From counter- + Quranic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

more counter-Quranic (comparative) most counter-Quranic (superlative) counter-Koranic (alternative)

Questions

What does counter-quranic mean?: Contrary to what is stated in the Qur'an.
Where does counter-quranic come from?: From counter- + Quranic.

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