DERVISH


Meaning of DERVISH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' d ə r-vish

Function: noun

Etymology: Turkish dervi ş , literally, beggar, from Persian darv ī sh

Date: 1585

1 : a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises (as bodily movements leading to a trance)

2 : one that whirls or dances with or as if with the abandonment of a dervish

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.