The meaning of Dervishes
Dervishes – definition
nounA member of a muslim (specifically sufi) religious order who has taken vows of poverty and austerity. dervishes first appeared in the 12th century; they were noted for their wild or ecstatic rituals and were known as dancing, whirling, or howling dervishes according to the practice of their order.
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nounA member of a muslim religious group that has an energetic dance as part of its worship
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The children were spinning around like whirling dervishes.
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Word origin
from Turkish derviş, from Persian darvīš ‘poor’, (as a noun) ‘religious mendicant’.
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