DHIKR


Meaning of DHIKR in English

/dik"euhr/ , n. , pl. dhikrs, dhikr . Islam.

1. a meeting of dervishes at which a phrase containing a name of God is chanted rhythmically to induce a state of ecstasy.

2. each set of passages from the Koran so chanted, with its accompanying ritual.

Also, zikr .

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .