dhikr

noun

ˈdikər

variants or less commonly zikr

plural dhikrs or dhikr also zikrs or zikr

1

: the ritual formula of a Sufi brotherhood recited devotionally in praise of Allah and as a means of attaining ecstatic experience

2

: the recitation of the dhikr

also : the period of such recitation

Word History

Etymology

Arabic, mention, recitation, remembrance

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