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dervish
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdɜː.vɪʃ/ us /ˈdɝː.vɪʃ/
a member of one of a number of Muslim religious groups, some of which have an energetic dance as part of their worship:
He was a famous dervish killed during the siege of Buda in 1541.
The first of a succession of dervishes rose to their feet to dance.
See also
whirling dervish
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