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dhikr
[ dik-er ]
noun
, Islam.
, plural dhikrs, dhikr.
- a meeting of dervishes at which a phrase containing a name of God is chanted rhythmically to induce a state of ecstasy.
- each set of passages from the Quran so chanted, with its accompanying ritual.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dhikr1
First recorded in 1780–90; ultimately from Arabic ḏikr “remembrance, mentioning,” from ḏakara “to remember, recall”
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