4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fakir \Fa"kir\, n. [Ar. faq[imac]r poor.] an Oriental Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or begging monk who is regarded as a holy man or a wonder worker. [Written also {faquir} anf {fakeer}.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fakir \Fa"kir\, n. [Prob. confused with {Fakir} an oriental ascetic.] See {Faker}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: fakir n : a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man [syn: {fakeer}, {faqir}, {faquir}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 28 Moby Thesaurus words for "fakir": Albigensian, Catharist, Franciscan, Sabbatarian, Trappist, Waldensian, abdal, abstainer, anchorite, ascetic, bhikshu, dervish, flagellant, hajji, hermit, imam, mendicant, muezzin, mufti, mullah, murshid, puritan, qadi, sannyasi, santon, sheikh, yogi, yogin
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