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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)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir
a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) fakir
an Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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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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