Definition of Faqirs

1. Noun. (plural of faqir) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Faqirs

1. faqir [n] - See also: faqir

Lexicographical Neighbors of Faqirs

fanworts
fanzine
fanziner
fanziners
fanzines
fapped
fapping
faps
faqeer
faqeers
faqih
faqihs
faqir
faqirism
faqirs (current term)
faqueer
faqueers
faquir
faquirs
far-and-near suture
far-famed
far-fetched
far-field
far-flung
far-off
far-out
far-reaching
far-right

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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