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2. Noun. (plural of dervish) ¹

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Definition of Dervishes

1. dervish [n] - See also: dervish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dervishes

Literary usage of Dervishes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator: A Story of Nine Months by Arthur Jermy Mounteney Jephson (1890)
"... son of Osman Latif—His courageous behaviour—The rebels'plans—The dervishes are examined—The Khartoum steamers—Royle's book on Egypt—Stores in the ..."

2. Observations in the East: Chiefly in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Asia Minor by John Price Durbin (1845)
"These Moslem monks are divided into various sects, two of which principally attract the stranger's attention : the Howling dervishes ..."

3. Modern Egypt by Evelyn Baring Cromer (1908)
"CHAPTER XXXI THE DEFENCE OF EGYPT 1886-1892 The Egyptian army—Negotiations with the dervishes—Fighting on the frontier—The siege of Suakin—Defeat of Osman ..."

4. Turkey and the Turks: An Account of the Lands, the Peoples, and the by Will Seymour Monroe (1908)
"Orders of dervishes appeared first in Persia; and although the Ottoman sultans ... The dervishes correspond to the regular clergy of the Roman Catholic and ..."

5. Yusef; Or, The Journey of the Frangi: A Crusade in the East by John Ross Browne (1853)
"There is another sect, called the howling dervishes, who hold their ... The temple or house of worship is much the same as that of the dancing dervishes. ..."

6. The City of the Sultan, And, Domestic Manners of the Turks in 1836 by Pardoe (Julia) (1837)
"Difficulty of Access to the Chapel of the Howling dervishes—Invitation to Visit their Harem—The Chapel—Sects and Trades—Entrance of the ..."

7. Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator: A Story of Nine Months by Arthur Jermy Mounteney Jephson (1890)
"... the Peacock dervishes—The Bible and the Sword—Letter from the Mahdist general—Emin commanded to surrender—Rebels ask Emin's advice—Abderrahim, ..."

8. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages by Benjamin Vincent, Joseph Haydn (1906)
"RH de Montmorency, 23 July, „ Frequent skirmishes; many killed and prisoners, Battle of Toski ; after seven hours' hard fighting about 3000 dervishes fire ..."

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