fakeer

• Nom désignant un moine mendiant musulman ou hindou, vénéré comme un saint homme.

A noun referring to a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.

1. religious mendicantB2formal

   A Muslim or Hindu monk who lives by begging and is considered a holy person.

   fakir mendiant religieux

   • The fakeer wandered from village to village with only a bowl and a staff.
   • She sought the blessing of an old fakeer on her journey.
   • In some traditions, a fakeer is believed to possess spiritual powers.
   • The fakeer sat in meditation under the banyan tree.

   Synonymesasceticdervishholy manmendicantsadhusannyasi