dervish Definition
der·vish (dʉr′vis̸h)
noun
a member of any of various Muslim religious groups dedicated to a life of poverty and chastity: some dervishes practice whirling, chanting, etc. as religious acts
Etymology: Turk dervish < Pers darvēsh, beggar
dervish Usage Examples
Converse of object
- whirl: Around the same time I actually went to see the festival of the whirling dervishes in Anatolia, in central Turkey.
- wander: He was introduced into the mystical path by a wandering dervish, Shamsuddin of Tabriz.
- become: Somehow ( probably through magical means ) he gained the power to become a literal dervish of destruction whenever his tail is pulled.
- kill: A view showing part of the ruins of the staircase on which the invading dervish killed Gordon on January 26 1885.
Adjective modifier
- wounded: A view showing a man, possibly a correspondent, beside his camel watching a wounded dervish on the battlefield.
- true: There is also the image of Allah preparing the helva for the true dervishes.
Modifies a noun
- order: A mausoleum of Mohamed Hayati, who was the founder of this dervish order, can be found in the yard of the complex.
- dance: Semplice answers once more for calm and is whisked away into an almost Dervish dance via a mini fanfare.
- whirl: Here, too, is the unique experience of watching the dervishes whirl in pious Konya.
Noun used with modifier
dancing: CONCLUDING COMMENTS Not a particularly memorable month with just a few ' dancing dervishes ' thrown in for good measure.
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