fakeer vs fakir

fakeer

noun
  • An Eastern religious ascetic or monk. 

fakir

noun
  • An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. 

  • Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature. 

  • A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms. 

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