Definition of Dervish

1. Noun. An ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements.

Generic synonyms: Fakeer, Fakir, Faqir, Faquir
Specialized synonyms: Whirler, Whirling Dervish

Definition of Dervish

1. n. A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life.

2. n. One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan.

Definition of Dervish

1. a member of a Muslim religious order [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dervish

derries
derring
derring-do
derringer
derringers
derris
derris
derrises
Derris elliptica
derris root
derry
derth
derths
dertrotheca
derv
dervish (current term)
dervishes
dervs
Derzsy's disease
Der Fuhrer
DES
DES
des(121-124)-ribonuclease
des-
desacetoxycephalosporin C synthetase
desacetoxyvindoline 4-hydroxylase
desacralization
desacralize
desacralized
desacralizes

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