Marabout
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmaɹəbuːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Marabout is a noun meaning (Islam) A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa.
Meaning
(Islam) A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa.
More Meanings
- The tomb or shrine of such a person.
- Alternative form of marabou (“thin fabric made from silk”).
Example Sentences
Wherever she went she had, if not the finest, at any rate the most showy gown in the room; her ornaments were the biggest; her hats, toques, berets, marabouts, and other fallals, always the most conspicuous.
one of their principal targets was the marabouts – or holy men and leaders of mystic orders – whom they accused both of corrupting the faith by their espousal of mysticism and of being the ‘domestic animals of colonialism’.
Climbing one on his second day lost, Prosperi spotted a disturbance to the view. “I was convinced it was somebody’s home or a holy man’s shrine.” But the shrine, or marabout, was empty. The only holy man was in a sarcophagus.
Word Forms
- marabouts
Synonyms for marabout
Depending on context, synonyms include marabou.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include marabou, maraboutist, maraboutism, maulana, moor, mullah.
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