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Dervish

//ˈdɜː(ɹ)vɪʃ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.
  2. 2
    An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.; A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), an anti-colonial polity in modern Somalia headed by Sufis. historical
  3. 3
    an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements wordnet
  4. 4
    A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), the Dhulbahante anti-colonial polity geographically corresponding with Khaatumo. historical
  5. 5
    An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.; One of the followers of Muhammad Ahmad, the Mahdi of the Sudan, in the 1880s. historical
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  1. 6
    An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.; Any irregular guerrilla fighter resembling the Sudanese Mahdi in equipment, uniform, tactics, etc. broadly

    "The Hejaz war, meanwhile, would be one of dervishes against regular troops."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Turkish derviş, from Persian درویش (darviš).

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish درویش (derviş), from Persian درویش (darvêš, “poor; Sufi mystic”), from Middle Persian dlgwš (driyōš, “poor, needy”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *drigu-, cognate with Sanskrit ध्रिगु (dhrigu, “needy”) and Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬌𐬔𐬎 (driguš).

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