Look up: Fakir

1. fakir
   [n] - a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
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2. fakir
   Literally `one who is in need`, whether physical or spiritual, the term has come to denote need of and dependence on God, and so is used for a religious mendicant. It originally referred to a...
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3. Fakir
   Fa'kir noun [ Arabic faqīr poor.] An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk. [ Written also faquir anf fakeer .]
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4. Fakir
   Fa'kir noun [ Prob. confused with Fakir an oriental ascetic.] See Faker .
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5. fakir
   fakeer noun a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
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6. Fakir
   • (n.) An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk. • (n.) See Faker.
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7. fakir
   originally, a mendicant dervish. In mystical usage, the word fakir refers to man`s spiritual need for God, who alone is self-sufficient. Although of ... [2 related articles]
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8. fakir
   religious mendicant living on charity
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9. fakir
   fakir (fäkēr', fā'kur) , [Arab.,=poverty], in Islam, usually an initiate in a Sufi order. The title fakir is borne with the understanding that poverty is the need to be in relation to God. This term, along with its Persian equivalent, dervish, was extended in Western usage t...
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10. Fakir
    A Fakir is a Hindu ascetic or any 'Holy Man' in Islam.
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11. Fakir
    A `fakir` or `faqir` ( (noun of faqr); ) Derived from faqr (, "poverty") is a Muslim Sufi ascetic in Middle East and South Asia. The Faqirs were wandering Dervishes teaching Islam and living on alms. The term has become a common Urdu, Bengali, and Hindi word for "beggar". ...
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