"Whirling Dervish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Whirling Dervishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Whirling Dervish}} Whirling Dervish (plural Whirling Dervishes)
  1. A Sufi of an ascetic order, centered in Turkey but widespread internationally, whose ritual religious observances involve mystical poetry of Mevlana (Rumi), music, and a whirling dance. Wikipedia link: Mevlevi Categories (topical): Sufism Synonyms: Mevlevi [plural] Translations (ascetic order): derviches tourneurs (French), kerengő dervisek (Hungarian), Wirujący Derwisze (Polish)

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