fakir
IPA: fˈeɪkɪr
noun
- (Islam) A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.
- (Hinduism, more loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
- (derogatory) Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature.
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Examples of "fakir" in Sentences
- His attire resembled that of a Muslim fakir.
- Tintin follows the fakir to the cartel's hideout.
- He also wore clothing reminiscent of a Sufi fakir.
- He then met a fakir, much as in the pre Crisis version.
- Ajan Fakir was a wonderful man who led a colorful life.
- That night the dummy is hit by a dart fired by the fakir.
- A dervish is also known as a fakir, literally a poor person.
- However, the Fakir lets a cobra in through the window instead.
- A fakir is a Sufi who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
- In the book, the fakir copied the doctor's handwriting and wrote the letter.
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