Whirling Dervish
Whirling Dervish · Whirling Dervishes
A Sufi of an ascetic order, centered in Turkey but widespread internationally, whose…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
More definitions
- a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling
Translations
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling:whirler