Dervish definitions

Dervish

1) An ascetic muslim monk 2) Celtic music group 3) Fakeer 4) Fakir 5) Faqir 6) Faquir 7) He may give you a whirl 8) Muslim ascetic 9) Sacred dance 10) Sufi Muslim ascetic 11) Whirling Muslim maybe 12) Whirling one 13) Word with howling or whirling
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Dervish

1) Ascetic 2) Fakir 3) Whirler
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Dervish

A dervish or darvesh (from Persian درویش, Darvīsh via Turkish, Daraawiish, درويش, Darwīš) is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or `Tariqah`, known for their extreme poverty and austerity. In this respect, dervishes are most similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus. ==Etymology== The Persian.....
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Dervish

• (n.) Alt. of Dervis • (n.) One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan.
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dervish

any member of a f (Muslim mystic) fraternity, or tariqa. Within the f fraternities, which were first organized in the 12th century, an established ... [5 related articles]
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dervish

In Iran and Turkey, a religious mendicant; throughout the rest of Islam a member of an Islamic religious brotherhood, not necessarily mendicant in character. The Arabic equivalent is fakir. There...
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Dervish

Der'vish noun One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan.
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Dervish

A Dervish, or Diverse, is a Mulsim devotee, distinguished by austerity of life and the observance of strict forms. There are many different orders of them. Some live in monasteries, others lead an itinerant life, others devote themselves to menial or arduous occupations. They are respected by the common people, and the mendicants among them carry a...
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dervish

[n] - an ascetic Muslim monk
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dervish

noun an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
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dervish

Click images to enlargeIn Iran and Turkey, a religious mendicant; throughout the rest of Islam a member of an Islamic religious brotherhood, not necessarily mendicant in character. The Arabic equivalent is fakir. There are various orders of dervishes, each with its rule and special ritual. The `whirling dervishes...
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dervish

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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