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Faquir

noun
1.
A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.  Synonyms: fakeer, fakir, faqir.






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"Faquir" Quotes from Famous Books



... Dauphine, the Abbe de St. Cyr, and to the Duc de V—-. The latter had the character of a pretender to devotion, and, in his copy, there was this addition, "You would not be such a fool, my dear Duke, as to be a 'faquir'—confess that you would be very glad to be one of those good monks who lead such a jolly life." The Duc de Richelieu was suspected of having employed one of his wits to write the story. The King was scandalised at it, and ordered the Lieutenant of Police to endeavour to find out the author, ...
— The Memoirs of Louis XV. and XVI., Volume 1 • Madame du Hausset, and of an Unknown English Girl and the Princess Lamballe



Words linked to "Faquir" :   saint, fakeer, holy man, angel, dervish, Moslem, fakir, Muslim, holy person



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