faquir
Americannoun
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Every morning at daybreak the servants of the community go round to each faquir, and inquire of him what provisions he wishes to have for his daily consumption....
From Christianity and Islam in Spain (756-1031) by Haines, Charles Reginald
The faquir is the mendicant friar of India.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
Among the many strange objects which an Englishman meets with in India, there are few which tend so much to upset his equanimity as a visit from a wandering faquir.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
There was a faquir by the Taksali Gate who had just this gift and made money by it, especially when cursing silly women.
From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard
Remember him who came only last month—the faquir with the tortoise?'
From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard
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