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dervish
[ dur-vish ]
/ ˈdɜr vɪʃ /
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noun
a member of any of various Muslim ascetic orders, as the Sufis, some of which carry on ecstatic observances, such as energetic dancing and whirling or vociferous chanting or shouting.
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Origin of dervish
1575–85; <Turkish <Persian darvīsh poor man, beggar
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dervish
/ (ˈdɜːvɪʃ) /
noun
a member of any of various Muslim orders of ascetics, some of which (whirling dervishes) are noted for a frenzied, ecstatic, whirling dance
Derived forms of dervish
dervish-like, adjectiveWord Origin for dervish
C16: from Turkish: beggar, from Persian darvīsh mendicant monk
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