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Definition of Faqirs
1. faqir [n] - See also: faqir
Lexicographical Neighbors of Faqirs
Literary usage of Faqirs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes on Muhammadanism: Being Outlines of the Religious System of Islam by Thomas Patrick Hughes (1877)
"Almost every religious Muhammadan is a member of some order of faqirs, and,
consequently, the performance of ..."
2. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1902)
"The story is noteworthy as showing how unlucky children were exposed, or possibly
given to faqirs. The poet Tulsi Das was born in ..."
3. The Foreign Missionary (1855)
"Returning we came upon a large circle of people listening to hear three faqirs
singing and playing upon their instruments. entered into conversation with ..."
4. The Church at Home and Abroad by Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A, General Assembly (1888)
"A procession of not fewer than five hundred naked faqirs marched fully a mile to
the junction of the two rivers. On both sides thousands of Hindus, ..."
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