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 Definitions of fakir  [əˈkɪər, ˈfeɪ kər]  

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Definition of 'fakir' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) fakir
a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker.

2.  fakir
a member of any Islamic religious order.

Etymology:  (1600–10; < Ar faqīr poor)

Definition of 'fakir' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir
a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man


Definition of 'fakir' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) fakir
an Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk


Definitions of 'fakir' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  fakir
a member of an order of monkish mendicants in India and adjoining countries who, from presumed religious motives, practise or affect lives of severe self-mortification, but who in many cases cultivate filthiness of person to a disgusting degree.



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