a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
fakir
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The irony in your comment stings so hard, I'm feeling like a fakir reading it...
Quick take
a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
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Definitions
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noun
a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
Example sentences
The irony in your comment stings so hard, I'm feeling like a fakir reading it...
The borrowing of fakir into English is largely the result of British colonialism in India.
[6] According to his principles and instructions,[7] Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness unites the methods of the fakir, monk and yogi, and thus he referred to it as the "Fourth Way".
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How do you use fakir in a sentence?
The irony in your comment stings so hard, I'm feeling like a fakir reading it...
What does fakir mean?
a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
What part of speech is fakir?
fakir is commonly used as noun.