The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FAKIR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Muslim ascetic crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FAKIR | 38 % | 5 |
| FAQIR | 31 % | 5 |
| WHIRLINGDERVISH | 15 % | 15 |
| DERVISH | 15 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Muslim ascetic
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sufi
- dervish
- fakir
- faqir
- buddhist
- christian
- abstemious
- ascetical
- ascetically
- asceticism
- austere
- austerity
Crossword Answer definitions
FAKIR noun- A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.
- (Hindu) 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.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FAKIR
- Hindu ascetic
- Sufi ascetic
- One sleeping on a bed of nails, e.g.
- Muslim ascetic
- Dervish
- Wonder-worker
- Muslim mendicant
- Bed of nails user
- Hindu wonder-worker
- Muslim wonder-worker
More clues leading to the result FAQIR
- Muslim ascetic
- Hindu mendicant (var.)
- Muslim monk (var.)
- Moslem mendicant
- Hindu wonder-worker: Var.
- Muslim ascetic (var.)
- Bed of nails occupant: Var.
More clues leading to the result WHIRLINGDERVISH
- Moslem ascetic
- Ritualistic Sufi dancer
- Sufi dancer
- Mystical dancer
- Muslim dancer
- Muslim ascetic
- Asian mystic dancer
- Moslem mystic
- Sufi mystic
- Athletic Moslem