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marabout
[ mar-uh-boot, -boo ]
noun
- Islam.
- a hermit or holy man, especially in N Africa, often wielding political power and credited with supernatural powers.
- the tomb or shrine of such a man.
marabout
/ ˈmærəˌbuː /
noun
- a Muslim holy man or hermit of North Africa
- a shrine of the grave of a marabout
Other Words From
- mara·boutism noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of marabout1
Example Sentences
We follow Ibrahimah with our hearts as he dodges rival packs of talibé, escapes black-market organ traders and other criminals, and survives the cruelty of his marabout while student protests mount in the streets.
DAKAR, Senegal — On one wall, the painting of a marabout, a Muslim holy man, peers out from behind a line hung with laundry.
Paru then began to speak of the desert fathers and of marabouts, holy men who, in these parts, had used the desert as a site of spiritual inquiry.
“Sometimes my marabout will take what I collect and sell it,” said Ahmadou, who comes from a small village in Gambia and has not seen his family for years.
In the 2015 presidential election, Jonathan’s national security adviser spent billions of naira employing marabouts – Muslim holy men – from Saudi Arabia and north Africa to pray for his reelection, according to Nigerian media.
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