Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - dervish
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n. a member of any of several Muslim fraternities vowed to poverty and austerity. Phrases and idioms whirling (or dancing or howling) dervish a dervish performing a wild dance, or howling, according to which sect he belongs to. Etymology: Turk. dervis f. Pers. darvesh poor, a mendicant ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(dervishes) 1. A dervish is a member of a Muslim religious group which has a very active and lively dance as part of its worship. N-COUNT 2. If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly. Brian was whirling like a dervish, slapping at the mosquitoes and moaning. PHRASE: v-link PHR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a member of a Muslim religious group, some of whom dance fast and spin around as part of a religious ceremony ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1585, from Turk. dervish, from Pers. darvesh, darvish "beggar, poor," hence "religious mendicant." Equivalent of Ar. faqir. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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