dervish (Any member of a Sufi fraternity first organized in the 12th century)

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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