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Dervish.

A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɜː(ɹ)vɪʃ/
  1. A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.

  2. A citizen or inhabitant of the Taleh-based Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), the polity territorially coterminous with modern Waqooyi Bari.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Turkish derviş, from Persian درویش (darviš).

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