noun Etymology: Turkish derviş, literally, beggar, from Persian darvīsh Date: 1585 a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises (as bodily movements leading to a trance), one that whirls or dances with or as if with the abandonment of a ~
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Meaning of DERVISH in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012