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a member of a Turkish order of dervishes, or Sufis, whose ritual consists in part of a highly stylized whirling dance.
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whirling dervish
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whirling dervish — noun a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling • Syn: ↑whirler • Derivationally related forms: ↑whirl (for: ↑whirler) • Hypernyms: ↑dervish … Useful english dictionary
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dervish — /ˈdɜvɪʃ / (say dervish) noun a member of any of various Muslim ascetic orders, some of which carry on ecstatic observances, such as violent dancing and pirouetting (dancing dervish, spinning dervish or whirling dervish) or vociferous chanting or… …
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dervish — [dʉr′vish] n. [Turk dervish < Pers darvēsh, beggar] a member of any of various Muslim religious groups dedicated to a life of poverty and chastity: some dervishes practice whirling, chanting, etc. as religious acts … English World dictionary
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dervish — /derr vish/, n. 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. [1575 85; < Turk < Pers darvish poor man,… … Universalium
dervish — [[t]dɜ͟ː(r)vɪʃ[/t]] dervishes N COUNT A dervish is a member of a Muslim religious group which has a very active and lively dance as part of its worship. If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round,… … English dictionary
