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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a group of saints responsible for the continuing existence of the world plural, plural-only
2. 2
   plural of abdal form-of, plural

Synonyms

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dervishfakirsheikh

Etymology

From Arabic أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl, “replacements”).

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