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ha•fiz  (hä′fiz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Eastern Religionsa title of respect for a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart.
  • Arabic ḥāfiz literally, a guard, one who keeps (in memory)
  • 1655–65

Ha•fiz  (hä fiz′),USA pronunciation n. (Shams ud-din Mohammed)
  1. Biographicalc1320–89?, Persian poet.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hafiz / ˈhɑːfɪz/
  1. a title for a person who knows the Koran by heart
Etymology: from Persian, from Arabic hāfiz, from hafiza to guard
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hafiz / ˈhɑːfɪz/
  1. Shams al-Din Muhammad ( ˌshæmz ælˌdɪn məʊˈhæmɪd ). ?1326–90, Persian lyric poet, best known for his many short poems about love and wine, often treated as religious symbols
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