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fakir| Literally ‘one who is in need’, whether physical or spiritual, the term has come to denote need of and dependence on God, and so is used for a religious mendicant. It originally referred to a Muslim religious mendicant, but in India is now a general term for an ascetic (see asceticism). |
| The fakirs of India are Hindu ascetics, who belong to strict religious orders, but the term ‘fakir’ is also applied to wandering illusionists and performers. |
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