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fakir
[ fuh-keer, fey-ker ]
noun
- a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker.
- a member of any Islamic religious order; dervish.
fakir
/ fəˈkɪə; ˈfeɪkə; fəˈkɪə /
noun
- a Muslim ascetic who rejects wordly possessions
- a Hindu ascetic mendicant or holy man
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fakir1
First recorded in 1600–10, fakir is from the Arabic word faqīr “poor”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fakir1
C17: from Arabic faqīr poor
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Example Sentences
"Please don't try the old hypnotic fakir tricks upon me, Baroudi," she added, pushing up the cushions against the rock behind her.
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Whenever they passed an embedded fakir, they obtained an incantation from his lips, but still Baal-Zeboub failed.
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He is suffering so hideously, and so determinedly, like a fakir.
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And the princess gladly paid them, after which the old fakir hobbled home with the money.
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After much seeking the fakir found the penny and started on his errand, whilst the princess went off shopping.
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