dervish
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vɪʃ noun
a member of any of various Muslim ascetic orders, as the Sufis, some of which carry on ecstatic observances, such as energetic dancing and whirling or vociferous chanting or shouting.
Origin:
1575–85; < Turkish < Persian darvīsh poor man, beggar
1575–85; < Turkish < Persian darvīsh poor man, beggar
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| —n | |
| a member of any of various Muslim orders of ascetics, some of which (whirling dervishes) are noted for a frenzied, ecstatic, whirling dance | |
| [C16: from Turkish: beggar, from Persian darvīsh mendicant monk] | |
| 'dervish-like | |
| —adj | |
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Dervish
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Word Origin & History
dervish
1585, from Turk. dervish, from Pers. darvesh, darvish "beggar, poor," hence "religious mendicant;" equivalent of Arabic faqir (cf. fakir). The "whirling dervishes" are just one order among many.
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One day, the protagonists seek out a dervish known as a great philosopher of the land.
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