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Noun dervish has 1 sense
  1. dervish - an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
    --1 is a kind of     fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir
    --1 has particulars: whirling dervish, whirler

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Dervishes

Definition

Noun

1. A member of a Muslim religious order who takes vows of poverty and austerity, and typically performs a mystical dance called a Sufi whirling.

Examples

1. The dervishes came together to perform their mesmerizing dance at the Sufi gathering.

2. The dervish order has a long history of following the teachings of their spiritual leader.

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