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marabout::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | leptoptilus crumeniferus, marabou, marabou stork |
| Type of | stork |
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In most cases, no important decision is made without first consulting a marabout.
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No important decision is made without first consulting the marabout.
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The marabout will negotiate his fee with the patient's family.
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The marabout told investigators that he hit the boy for mispronouncing a verse from the Quran.
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Soon after Coli leaves, his marabout travels to Guinea-Bissau.
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A devout and austere marabout, he was also a cunning political leader and a resourceful warrior.
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These spirits can be controlled mainly through the power of a marabout, who knows the protective formulas.
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These spirits can be controlled only through the power of a marabout, who knows the protective formulas.
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According to Wolof oral tradition, Musa Gaye, a Wolof marabout founded it sometime between 1520 and 1681.
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- Marabou: large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
- A marabout (Arabic: u0645u064Eu0631u0628u0648u0637u200Eu200E marbu016Bu1E6D or u0645u064Fu0631u0627u0628u0650u0637 muru0101biu1E6D, "one who is attached/garrisoned") is a Muslim religious leader and teacher in West Africa, and (historically) in the Maghreb. The marabout is often a scholar of the Qur'an, or religious teacher. Others may be wandering holy men who survive on alms, Sufi Murshids ("Guides"), or leaders of religious communities...
- A Muslim holy man, especially in parts of North Africa; The tomb of such a person
