Fakir

/fəˈkiɹ/

Synonyms for "fakir" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

abdal abstainer albigensian anchorite ascetic bhikshu

Noun(2 words)

ascetic beggar

Strong matches (11)

catharist dervish flagellant franciscan hajji hermit imam

Noun(4 words)

fakeer faqir faquirholy man

Related words (18)

mendicant muezzin mufti mullah murshid puritan qadi sabbatarian sannyasi santon sheikh trappist waldensian yogi yogin

Noun(3 words)

mendicant panhandler sufi

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More general

9 entries

Moslem Muslim angel beggarholy personreligious figuresaintsocial rolespiritual practitioner

More specific

4 entries

dervishstreet beggarurban beggarwandering ascetic

Collocations

5 entries

Muslim asceticSouth Asian beggarSufi mysticreligious mendicantwandering ascetic

Inflections

2 entries

fakirs faqirs

Derivations

3 entries

fakirhood fakirism fakirlike

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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Tom is a fakir.

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A fallen fakir is in the mosque.

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The fakir sat on a bed of nails.

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The fakir lied down on a bed of nails.

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