Associations to the word «Fakir»

Wiktionary

FAKIR, noun. (Islam) A faqir.
FAKIR, noun. (Hindu) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.

Dictionary definition

FAKIR, noun. A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn