Faquir

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Faquir \Fa*quir"\, n.
     See {Fakir}.
     [1913 Webster]

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  faquir
       n : a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy
           man [syn: {fakir}, {fakeer}, {faqir}]