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Definition of Faqirs

1. faqir [n] - See also: faqir

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Faqirs

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FAO fap FAPG base FAQ faqir faqirs (current term) faquir faquirs far FAR

far-and-near suture far-famed far-flung far-off far-out far-reaching far-right Farabeuf's amputation Farabeuf's triangle farad

Literary usage of Faqirs

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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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