FAKIR

fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir

(noun) a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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