About The Word Fakir
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Fakir
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What's The Definition Of Fakir?
[n] a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fakir: fakeer | faqir | faquir Related Terms | Find terms related to Fakir: abdal | abstainer | Albigensian | anchorite | ascetic | bhikshu | Catharist | dervish | flagellant | Franciscan | hajji | hermit | imam | mendicant | muezzin | mufti | mullah | murshid | puritan | qadi | Sabbatarian | sannyasi | santon | sheikh | Trappist | Waldensian | yogi | yogin See Also | angel | dervish | holy man | holy person | Mohammedan | Moslem | Muhammadan | Muhammedan | Muslim | saint Fakir In Webster's Dictionary \Fa"kir\, n. [Ar. faq[=i]r poor.]
An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk. [Written also
{faquir} anf {fakeer}.]
\Fa"kir\, n. [Prob. confused with {Fakir} an oriental ascetic.] See {Faker}. |
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