Plural of faquir; multiple Muslim or Hindu religious ascetics who have renounced worldly possessions.
Standard English pluralization of faquir by adding the -s suffix, maintaining the original Arabic-derived singular form.
The plural 'faquirs' appears frequently in 19th-century travel narratives and colonial literature, where British writers were often amazed and skeptical of their reported abilities—creating an exotic mystique that influenced Western spirituality movements.
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