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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Su·fi 
[soo-fee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -fis.
–adjective
[soo-fee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -fis. | 1. | a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to Sufis or Sufism. |
[Origin: < Ar Ṣūfī, perh. equiv. to ṣūf wool + -ī suffix of appurtenance; so called from their garb]
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| Su·fi
(sōō'fē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. Su·fis A Muslim mystic. adj. Of or relating to the Sufis. [Arabic ṣūfī, (man) of wool, Sufi, from ṣūf, wool (probably from their woolen garments), perhaps from Aramaic ṣippā, ṣuppā, carded wool; see ṣpp in Semitic roots.] Su'fic (-fĭk), Su·fis'tic (-fĭs'tĭk) adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Sufi
Sufi
member of a Muslim mystical order, 1653 (earlier Sufian, 1585), from Arabic sufi, lit. "man of wool" (i.e., "man wearing woolen garments"), from suf "wool." So-called from the habit of "putting on the holy garment" (labs-as-suf) to devote oneself to mysticism.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| sufi | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to the Sufis or to Sufism |
noun | |
| 1. | a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Sufi
Su"fi\, n. [From the name of a dynasty of Persian kings, Saf[=i], Safav[=i]; said to come from name Saf[=i]-ud-d[=i]n of an ancestor of the family, confused with s?f[=i] pious.] A title or surname of the king of Persia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Sufi
Su"fi\, n. [Ar. & Per. s?f[=i], wise, pious, devout.] One of a certain order of religious men in Persia. [Written also sofi.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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