Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of a Moorish priestly order or race of northern Africa, successors of the Morabits or Almoravides, a Mohammedan sect or tribe who ruled Morocco and part of Spain in the elcventh and twelfth centuries.
- noun Another form of
marabou .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures supernaturally.
- noun (Zool.) The
marabou {1}.
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- noun Islam A
Muslim holy man, especially in parts of North Africa - noun Islam The
tomb of such a person
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
Etymologies
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Examples
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Only a few remnants – small stands of trees kept in sacred areas called "marabout" - maintain the natural structure of this forest type.
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There is also a "marabout," a traditional doctor type guy- most of the animistic aspects of traditional medicine have been replaced with Muslim religious aspects.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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There is also a "marabout," a traditional doctor type guy- most of the animistic aspects of traditional medicine have been replaced with Muslim religious aspects.
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I was a sorcerer, a kind of marabout, a direct emissary of the Prophet. "
The Teeth of the Tiger Maurice Leblanc 1902
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They do it because it is what they know and what their marabout forces them to do.
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Niasse is the only marabout, or spiritual leader, who teaches here.
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Khady says that while it is important to reprimand children - whether it is a parent, teacher or marabout - there are limits.
Senegal Child Help Hotline Offers Safety for Victims of Abuse 2011
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They do it because it is what they know and what their marabout forces them to do.
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Khady says that while it is important to reprimand children - whether it is a parent, teacher or marabout - there are limits.
Senegal Child Help Hotline Offers Safety for Victims of Abuse 2011
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Niasse is the only marabout, or spiritual leader, who teaches here.
bilby commented on the word marabout
Birdie!!
March 20, 2009
reesetee commented on the word marabout
Oooh! *yoink*
March 20, 2009
knitandpurl commented on the word marabout
"The marabout (what was its name, exactly?) was mostly visited by women and children. Young ones afflicted with terrible manias were brought there to have their heads knocked gently against the tomb of the saint."
The Clash of Images by Abdelfattah Kilito, translated by Robyn Creswell, p 13
November 25, 2010