dervish
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/ˈdɜːvɪʃ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.
- A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), the Dhulbahante anti-colonial polity geographically corresponding with Khaatumo.
- One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880s.
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Synonyms
fakirdarwishdervisdarweshwhirling dervishdarwayshderweeshabdalcalendersufibektashisufistsufitemevlevitekkevarfa