marabout

[ mar-uh-boot, -boo ]

/ ˈmær əˌbut, -ˌbu /

noun

Islam.

a hermit or holy man, especially in N Africa, often wielding political power and credited with supernatural powers.
the tomb or shrine of such a man.

marabou.

Origin of marabout

1615–25; <French <Portuguese marabuto<Arabic murābit;see Almoravid, maravedi

OTHER WORDS FROM marabout

mar·a·bout·ism, noun

Words nearby marabout

maquisard, mar, Māra, marabi, marabou, marabout, marabunta, maraca, Maracaibo, Maracanda, Maracay

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Example sentences from the Web for marabout

I was at this moment the whole length of the room from the Marabout.
Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer|Jean Henri Robert-Houdin
The sheik and his subjects, followed by the marabout, took to their horses and suddenly disappeared.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre
The marabout, who did not understand French, looked at him in astonishment, while the soldiers burst out laughing.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre
Already the news had reached the marabout of Temacin, and flashed on to Touggourt.
The Golden Silence|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

We skirt the precipice of Azrou-n'hour, crowned with its marabout's tomb.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

British Dictionary definitions for marabout

marabout

/ (ˈmærəˌbuː) /

noun

a Muslim holy man or hermit of North Africa

a shrine of the grave of a marabout

Word Origin for marabout

C17: via French and Portuguese marabuto, from Arabic murābit

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单词	marabout
释义	marabout [ mar-uh-boot, -boo ] / ˈmær əˌbut, -ˌbu / noun Islam. a hermit or holy man, especially in N Africa, often wielding political power and credited with supernatural powers. the tomb or shrine of such a man. marabou. Origin of marabout 1615–25; <French <Portuguese marabuto<Arabic murābit;see Almoravid, maravedi OTHER WORDS FROM marabout mar·a·bout·ism, noun Words nearby marabout maquisard, mar, Māra, marabi, marabou, marabout, marabunta, maraca, Maracaibo, Maracanda, Maracay Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marabout I was at this moment the whole length of the room from the Marabout. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer\|Jean Henri Robert-Houdin The sheik and his subjects, followed by the marabout, took to their horses and suddenly disappeared. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)\|Alexandre Dumas pre The marabout, who did not understand French, looked at him in astonishment, while the soldiers burst out laughing. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)\|Alexandre Dumas pre Already the news had reached the marabout of Temacin, and flashed on to Touggourt. The Golden Silence\|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson We skirt the precipice of Azrou-n'hour, crowned with its marabout's tomb. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science\|Various British Dictionary definitions for marabout marabout / (ˈmærəˌbuː) / noun a Muslim holy man or hermit of North Africa a shrine of the grave of a marabout Word Origin for marabout C17: via French and Portuguese marabuto, from Arabic murābit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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