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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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