fakir
n. Hindu ascetic; Muslim monk | ||||
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Fakir Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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fakir
Noun
1. a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
(synonym) fakeer, faqir, faquir
(hypernym) saint, holy man, holy person, angel
(hyponym) dervish
Noun
1. a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
(synonym) fakeer, faqir, faquir
(hypernym) saint, holy man, holy person, angel
(hyponym) dervish
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Fakir
To dream of an Indian fakir, denotes uncommon activity and phenomenal changes in your life. Such dreams may sometimes be of gloomy import.
To dream of an Indian fakir, denotes uncommon activity and phenomenal changes in your life. Such dreams may sometimes be of gloomy import.
Fakir Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Fakir
Fakir (Arabic) [from faqir poor] An Islamic religious mendicant, synonymous with dervish; the term is loosely applied to any mendicant devotee or yogi in India. According to T. P. Hughes, there are five principal orders of fakirs in North India and Pakistan: the Naqshbandia, Qadiria, Chishtia, Jalalia, and Sarwardia -- all being ba-shara (with the law) fakirs -- those who govern their conduct according to the principles of Islam. Fakirs should not be confounded with sannyasins or Hindu yogis.
Fakir (Arabic) [from faqir poor] An Islamic religious mendicant, synonymous with dervish; the term is loosely applied to any mendicant devotee or yogi in India. According to T. P. Hughes, there are five principal orders of fakirs in North India and Pakistan: the Naqshbandia, Qadiria, Chishtia, Jalalia, and Sarwardia -- all being ba-shara (with the law) fakirs -- those who govern their conduct according to the principles of Islam. Fakirs should not be confounded with sannyasins or Hindu yogis.
Fakir Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Fakir
A fakir or faqir is a Sufi, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. Derived from faqr (فقر Arabic), Lit: poverty.
The word is usually used to refer to either the spiritual recluse or eremite or the common street beggar who chants holy names, scriptures or verses. Its current idiomatic usage developed primarily in Mughal-era India, where the term was injected into local idiom through the Persian-speaking courts of Muslim rulers. When used referring to somber spiritual miracle-makers, fakir is applied primarily to Sufi, but also Hindu ascetics.
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