fakirnoun [ C ]
also faqir uk/ˈfeɪ.kɪər/us/fəˈkɪr/a member of an Islamic religious group, or a Hindu holy man
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Religious people: followers of religious groups
- Adventist
- Anglican
- animism
- Baptist
- born-again
- Calvinist
- guru
- Hare Krishna
- Hindu
- hot-gospeller
- Islamist
- nonconformist
- pantheism
- papist
- Parsi
- puritan
- puritan
- televangelism
- yogi
- Zionism
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Examples from literature
- I woke with a strange and not unpleasant sensation, and presently became conscious that the fakir was gently pressing, with a sort of shampooing action, my temples and head.
- The fakir paused to gaze around his audience.
- When we get out of this—and I rather believe in the prophecy of Ahmed's guru or fakir—then I'll speak.