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dervish
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dervish \Der"vish\, Dervise \Der"vise\, Dervis \Der"vis\, n. [Per. derw[=e]sch, fr. OPer. derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F. derviche.]
A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life.
One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880's.
in modern times, a member of an ascetic Mohammedan sect notable for its devotional exercises, which include energetic chanting or shouting and rhythmic bodily movement, such as whirling, leading to a trance-like state or ecstasy. From these exercises the phrase whirling dervish is derived.
figuratively, a person who whirls or engages in frenzied activity reminiscent of the dervish[3] dancing.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, from Turkish dervish, from Persian darvesh, darvish "beggar, poor," hence "religious mendicant;" equivalent of Arabic faqir (see fakir). The "whirling dervishes" are just one order among many. Originally dervis; modern spelling is from mid-19c.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning. 2 (cx historical English) One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880s.
WordNet
n. an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
Wikipedia
A dervish or darvesh (from , Darvīsh via Turkish, , , ) is someone guiding a Sufi Muslim ascetic down a path or " Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity. Their focus is on the universal values of love and service, deserting the illusions of ego to reach God. In most Sufi orders, a dervish is known to practice dhikr through physical exertions or religious practices to attain the ecstatic trance to reach God. Their most common practice is Sama which is associated with Rumi.
A Dervish is a Sufi Muslim ascetic.
Dervish or darvish may also refer to:
- Dervish State, a 20th-century Somali Sunni Muslim state
- Derviş, a Turkish surname
- A nickname for the Sudanese mahdists
- Dervish Convoy, the first of the Allied Arctic convoys of World War II
- Sufi whirling, a type of dance
- Dervish (band), an Irish folk band
Dervish are an Irish traditional music group from County Sligo, Ireland who have been described by BBC Radio 3 as "an icon of Irish music". They were formed in 1989 by Liam Kelly, Shane Mitchell, Martin McGinley, Brian McDonagh, and Michael Holmes and have been fronted by singer Cathy Jordan since 1991. They represented Ireland in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, singing a song written by John Waters and Tommy Moran, finishing in last place.
Usage examples of "dervish".
Nor was there time to anchor, for the Dervish boats closed in swiftly: as they reached the barges they hooked on to the sides and the Ansar warriors tried to clamber aboard, but they were unable to obtain a foothold on the packed decks.
Dervish Ansar hacked their way on board and the passengers were driven like sardines before a barracuda to the far rail of the ungainly craft.
Penrod and Yakub wore turbans and Ansar jib has for they would be riding north through the Dervish lines.
The drums beat faster and the Dervish lines broke into a trot, the Ansar in the front beginning to jostle each other to be first into the square.
He could be forgiven for not recognizing the dervish that raced down the gangboard and overtook him on the wharf.
All of them wore the jibba of the Dervish and were armed with spear, sword, targe and rifle.
Penrod saw at once that the jibba was plain, not decorated with the ritual multi-coloured patches that had such powerful political and religious significance and constituted a Dervish uniform.
Up and down the ranks scurried the dervishes, clad only in kalpaks of camel-hair and green aprons fringed with ebony beads, exhorting the Faithful.
The Dervish governor of Gallabat was almost overcome by the honour of receiving the mighty Khalif Osman Atalan as a guest in his city.
The Dervish shot began falling more heavily around the little vessels, and hordes of Arab cavalry came galloping down the banks from the direction of Omdurman and Khartoum to intercept the flotilla.
As soon as we leave Omdurman the entire Dervish army will be alerted, and will pursue us relentlessly.
If this was true she would not support the Dervish jihad in Omdurman, but it was best not to trust her.
He is usually some Dervish pedlar or merchant trading with the tribes of the Soudan, who slips into Wadi Halfa or Assouan or Suakin and undertakes the work.
Basili was strictly charged by Ali Pasha in person to attend us, and Dervish was one of fifty who accompanied us through the forests of Acarnania, to the banks of the Achelous, and onward to Missolonghi.
ISHAK The platitudes of dervishes do not much disturb the beatitudes of kings.