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marabout
[ mar-uh-boot, -boo ]
noun
- Islam.
- a hermit or holy man, especially in N Africa, often wielding political power and credited with supernatural powers.
- the tomb or shrine of such a man.
marabout
/ ˈmærəˌbuː /
noun
- a Muslim holy man or hermit of North Africa
- a shrine of the grave of a marabout
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Other Words From
- mara·boutism noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marabout1
C17: via French and Portuguese marabuto, from Arabic murābit
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Example Sentences
Up to the now open door of the marabout's tomb rushes a figure that has leaped from a horse.
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There is a peculiar kind of silk called marabout, containing generally three threads, made from the white Novi raw silk.
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A marabout is generally in charge of these koubas, as he is with the proper tombs of other holy men.
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The mosque-marabout is often a monument which marks a holy place, the tomb, for instance, of a celebrated marabout or holy man.
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It is dedicated to Sidi-Ahmed-ben-Youssef, a venerated marabout who lived all his life hereabouts.
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