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FAQIR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does faqir mean?
• FAQIR (noun)
The noun FAQIR has 1 sense:
1. a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
Familiarity information: FAQIR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("faqir" is a kind of...):
Moslem; Muslim (a believer in or follower of Islam)
angel; holy man; holy person; saint (person of exceptional holiness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "faqir"):
dervish (an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements)
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