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Dervish

Dervish Meaning & Definition
Dervish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dervish?

[n] an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dervish:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dervish: abdal | abstainer | Albigensian | anchorite | ascetic | bhikshu | Black Muslim | Catharist | fakir | flagellant | Franciscan | hajji | hermit | imam | mendicant | Mohammedan | Moslem | Motazilite | muezzin | mufti | Muhammadan | mullah | murshid | Muslim | Mussulman | puritan | qadi | Sabbatarian | sannyasi | santon | Sectary | sheikh | Shia | Shiite | Sufi | Sunnite | Trappist | Wahabi | Waldensian | yogi | yogin

See Also | fakeer | fakir | faqir | faquir | whirler | whirling dervish

Dervish In Webster's Dictionary

\Der"vish\, Dervise \Der"vise\, Dervis \Der"vis\, n. [Per. derw[=e]sch, fr. OPer. derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F. derviche.] A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life.
\Der"vish\, n. One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan.

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