Dervish
['dɜːvɪʃ] or ['dɝvɪʃ]
Definition
(noun.) an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements.
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Definition
(n.) Alt. of Dervis
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Definition
n. among Mohammedans a member of one of the numerous orders of monks who profess poverty and lead an austere life.
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Examples
- It turned slowly round, in a slow, slow Dervish dance, as it veered away. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The prophets danced, it would seem, somewhat after the Dervish fashion, and uttered oracles. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We visited the Dancing Dervishes. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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