Definition of fakir in English:

fakir

(also faquir)

noun ˈfeɪkɪəˈfakɪə

A Muslim (or, loosely, a Hindu) religious ascetic who lives solely on alms.
（靠人施舍度日的伊斯兰教）托钵僧；（非严格意义上的印度教）苦行者
Example sentencesExamples
- The Hindu fakir would sit for days without food or water, or bury himself alive as a kind of spiritual observance, a separation of mind from body.
- The dargah was popular among travelling fakirs (religious mendicants).
- Commonly, people pursue alternative treatments simultaneously, visiting a fakir for an amulet, an imam for blessed oil, and a physician for medicine.
- One story tells how Aurangzeb became rich by summoning fakirs (Muslim holy men thought to have magical powers) to his palace and forcing them to accept fine khilats.
- Giving details, the Chairman has asserted that Guru Granth Sahib revered by the Sikhs as a living God, contained verses of 15 Hindu saints and Muslim fakirs.
Synonyms
abstainer, recluse, hermit, solitary, anchorite, anchoress, desert saint, celibate, puritan, nun, monk

Origin

Early 17th century: via French from Arabic faqīr 'needy man'.

Rhymes

Wallachia

Definition of fakir in US English:

fakir

(also fakeer, faqir, faquir)

noun

A Muslim (or, loosely, a Hindu) religious ascetic who lives solely on alms.
（靠人施舍度日的伊斯兰教）托钵僧；（非严格意义上的印度教）苦行者
Example sentencesExamples
- The Hindu fakir would sit for days without food or water, or bury himself alive as a kind of spiritual observance, a separation of mind from body.
- Giving details, the Chairman has asserted that Guru Granth Sahib revered by the Sikhs as a living God, contained verses of 15 Hindu saints and Muslim fakirs.
- Commonly, people pursue alternative treatments simultaneously, visiting a fakir for an amulet, an imam for blessed oil, and a physician for medicine.
- The dargah was popular among travelling fakirs (religious mendicants).
- One story tells how Aurangzeb became rich by summoning fakirs (Muslim holy men thought to have magical powers) to his palace and forcing them to accept fine khilats.
Synonyms
abstainer, recluse, hermit, solitary, anchorite, anchoress, desert saint, celibate, puritan, nun, monk

Origin

Early 17th century: via French from Arabic faqīr ‘needy man’.

单词	fakir
释义	Definition of fakir in English: fakir (also faquir) noun ˈfeɪkɪəˈfakɪə A Muslim (or, loosely, a Hindu) religious ascetic who lives solely on alms. （靠人施舍度日的伊斯兰教）托钵僧；（非严格意义上的印度教）苦行者 Example sentencesExamples The Hindu fakir would sit for days without food or water, or bury himself alive as a kind of spiritual observance, a separation of mind from body. The dargah was popular among travelling fakirs (religious mendicants). Commonly, people pursue alternative treatments simultaneously, visiting a fakir for an amulet, an imam for blessed oil, and a physician for medicine. One story tells how Aurangzeb became rich by summoning fakirs (Muslim holy men thought to have magical powers) to his palace and forcing them to accept fine khilats. Giving details, the Chairman has asserted that Guru Granth Sahib revered by the Sikhs as a living God, contained verses of 15 Hindu saints and Muslim fakirs. Synonyms abstainer, recluse, hermit, solitary, anchorite, anchoress, desert saint, celibate, puritan, nun, monk Origin Early 17th century: via French from Arabic faqīr 'needy man'. Rhymes Wallachia Definition of fakir in US English: fakir (also fakeer, faqir, faquir) noun A Muslim (or, loosely, a Hindu) religious ascetic who lives solely on alms. （靠人施舍度日的伊斯兰教）托钵僧；（非严格意义上的印度教）苦行者 Example sentencesExamples The Hindu fakir would sit for days without food or water, or bury himself alive as a kind of spiritual observance, a separation of mind from body. Giving details, the Chairman has asserted that Guru Granth Sahib revered by the Sikhs as a living God, contained verses of 15 Hindu saints and Muslim fakirs. Commonly, people pursue alternative treatments simultaneously, visiting a fakir for an amulet, an imam for blessed oil, and a physician for medicine. The dargah was popular among travelling fakirs (religious mendicants). One story tells how Aurangzeb became rich by summoning fakirs (Muslim holy men thought to have magical powers) to his palace and forcing them to accept fine khilats. Synonyms abstainer, recluse, hermit, solitary, anchorite, anchoress, desert saint, celibate, puritan, nun, monk Origin Early 17th century: via French from Arabic faqīr ‘needy man’.
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