Giaour

Word GIAOUR
Character 6
Hyphenation ‖Giaour
Pronunciations /ˈdʒaʊə/

Definitions and meanings of "Giaour"

What do we mean by giaour?

A person who is not a believer in Islam. noun

An infidel: used by the Turks to designate an adherent of any religion except the Mohammedan, more particularly a Christian, and so commonly that it does not necessarily imply an insult. noun

An infidel; -- a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the Mohammedan religion, especially Christrians. noun

A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians. noun

A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians.

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The word "giaour" in example sentences

He spoke apologetically to the holy man, alluded to the "giaour" more than once, and proceeded to give Dick ❋ Louis Tracy (1895)

‘Only a Kurdish giaour would fire on the livery of the Kaaba.’ ❋ Unknown (2005)

"I promised the old infidel that he should have the real stuff, and I'll let him see that a giaour can keep his word." ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The eunuchs were threatened with death, if she were not found; and the horror of all was aroused by the suggestion that she might possibly have eloped with some giaour [10], and several of the slaves were sent to atone for their neglect with the forfeit of their lives. ❋ John Auldjo (N/A)

It was obedience to his prophet, who bade him take advantage of the giaour -- quite a different thing! ❋ Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 (1920)

Your good Moslem -- and a Moslem is good in those parts who makes a mountain of observances, regarding mole-hills of mere morals not at all -- affects to despise all giaours; but a giaour, like a gipsy, who has no obvious religion of any kind, he ranks below the pig in order of reverence. ❋ Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 (1920)

It was obedience to his prophet, who bade him take advantage of the giaour -- quite ❋ Talbot Mundy (1909)

And now something happened which had hitherto been deemed incredible; the Sultan sued for peace, a true believer and a sovereign, from an unbelieving giaour. ❋ Unknown (1906)

I will strike this giaour of a Frenchman in his tenderest spot -- his heart! ❋ Jules Lermina (1877)

Most of these qualities, I am aware, are found in many another pair of lambent, dreamy eyes half - hidden by the soft folds of a yashmak -- eyes which these houris often flash on some poor devil of a giaour, knowing how safe they are and how slim his chance for further acquaintance. ❋ Francis Hopkinson Smith (1876)

Their _yashmaks_ obscured all but their eyes, which could be seen to open wide in wonder at the extraordinary behaviour of the red-faced giaour. ❋ Bracebridge Hemyng (1871)

"The audacious giaour who dared to impersonate Moley Pasha?" asked ❋ Bracebridge Hemyng (1871)

"Let the giaour, who has unwarrantably assaulted the true believers, receive one hundred lashes," he said; "or pay fifty pieces of silver to our treasury." ❋ Bracebridge Hemyng (1871)

"Death to the giaour; down with him!" roared the excited crowd. ❋ Bracebridge Hemyng (1871)

It's capital fun, for you can hear all his wives whispering together behind the mat curtains, and they get peeping at you while you're having all the good things, and are longing to join in, but they mustn't be seen by a giaour, or the son of a giaour, as they call me. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

Italian dragoman, suspecting him of being a giaour, pulled him by his beard, thereby offering him the greatest insult possible in his character of Mussulman. ❋ Jules Verne (1866)

It was, in short, the old story of "kindred souls," and, despite the fact that these Turks were to Lancey "furriners" and "unbelievers," while he was to them a "giaour," they felt strong human sympathies which drew them powerfully together. ❋ Unknown (1859)

Tell him of lovelorn hearts, of the "worm I 'the bud," of the mental impalement upon Cupid's arrow, like that of a giaour upon the spear of a janizary, and he can only think of lack of exercise, of tightlacing, and slippers in winter. ❋ John Greenleaf Whittier (1849)

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