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dervish Definition


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dervish
noun
    dervishes
    1. A member of any of various Muslim religious groups who have taken vows of poverty, some of whom perform spinning dances as part of their religious ritual.
Etymology: 16c: from Turkish dervisü, from Persian darvish poor man or dervish.



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