Meaning & use
faqir
A Muslim or Hindu ascetic who lives by begging and depends on charity, often as a spiritual practice.
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The faqir wandered from village to village, accepting only food offered freely.
Travelers described meeting a faqir who had renounced all his worldly possessions.
A note on using this word
'Faqir' is an alternate spelling of 'fakir', a term used across South Asia and the Middle East for a religious beggar or ascetic.
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mendicant
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