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sufic

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Su·fi   (sōō'fē)   
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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