HyperDic: faquir

English > 1 sense of the word faquir:
NOUNperson faquir, fakir, fakeer, faqira Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
English > faquir: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.
Synonymsfakir, fakeer, faqir
NarrowerdervishAn ascetic Muslim monk
BroaderMuslim, MoslemA believer in or follower of Islam
saint, holy man, holy person, angelperson of exceptional holiness
Spanishfakir, faqir, faquir
Catalanfaqir, faquir

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