Library / English Dictionary

FAKIR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man

Synonyms:

fakeer; fakir; faqir; faquir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("fakir" is a kind of...):

Moslem; Muslim (a believer in or follower of Islam)

angel; holy man; holy person; saint (person of exceptional holiness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fakir"):

dervish (an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements)

Credits