Sufi
noun
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
Sufis
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pluralof Sufi.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I began to pick up some of the wise writers in the Western tradition — Meister Eckhart, Etty Hillesum — no longer convinced that Sufis or Buddhists owned a monopoly on wisdom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2025
Sufis, Islamic mystics, had arrived in India in the eleventh century, and a substantial number of Muslims had Sufi ancestors.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
“But the Sufis would revere him, because he was all about the connection.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
She said Sufis, Ahmadiyya Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus are also persecuted, while Baha’is, Buddhists, Zoroastrians and Christians “practice secretly or have gone into hiding.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
“Among the Sufis there is a teaching that the universe has never been created and consequently cannot be destroyed. I have spent the afternoon,” Luke announced gravely, “browsing in our little library.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
