Dervish English

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Dervish Proper noun

— A Dervish was an inhabitant of the Dhulbahante Darawiish state (1896-1920) in the Khatumo region. The vast majority of Dervishes were Dhulbahante.

— A Dervish is a member of a missionary Sufi mystic and ascetic lifestyle. He was a whirling Dervish.

dervish

— noun an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements

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qalandar

mendicant

Mohammedan monk