dervish

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see also: Dervish

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdɜːvɪʃ/

Noun

dervish (plural dervishes)

1. A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.
2. (historical) One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880s.

Translations

• French: derviche
• German: Derwisch, Derwischin
• Italian: derviscio
• Portuguese: dervixe
• Russian: де́рвиш
• Spanish: derviche

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Dervish

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Noun

dervish (plural dervishes)

1. A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.

Translations

• French: derviche
• German: Derwisch, Derwischin
• Italian: derviscio
• Portuguese: dervixe, daroês
• Russian: де́рвиш
• Spanish: derviche

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