fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir
(noun) a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fakir (plural fakirs)
(Islam) A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.
(Hindu, more loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
(derogatory) Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature.
• Kafir, farik, kafir
Source: Wiktionary
Fa"kir, n. Etym: [Ar. faqir poor.]
Definition: An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk. [Written also faquir anf fakeer.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.