bidah

English

Noun

bidah (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of bid'a.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay بدعة (bidaah), from Arabic بِدْعَة (bidʕa). Doublet of bidat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbidah/ [ˈbit̪̚.ah]
  • Rhymes: -idah
  • Syllabification: bid‧ah

Noun

bidah (plural bidah-bidah)

  1. (Islam) bid'a: heretical innovation in Islamic religious beliefs or worship
  2. heresy:
    1. (religion) a doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs
      Synonym: bidat
    2. (Catholicism) the obstinate denial or obstinate doubt after the reception of baptism of some truth which is to be believed by divine and Catholic faith
  3. (figurative) lie; falsehood
    Synonyms: dusta, kebohongan

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • dibidahkan
  • kebidahan
  • membidahkan
  • bidah hasanah

Further reading

Adverb

bidah

  1. downward from a height

Synonyms