Dervish

Noun

 * 1) A member of Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.

Derived terms

 * whirling dervish

Adjectives
demented;  dancing;   filthy;   whirling; frenzied.

Thesaurus
Albigensian, Black Muslim, Catharist, Franciscan, Mohammedan, Moslem, Motazilite, Muhammadan, Muslim, Mussulman, Sabbatarian, Sectary, Shia, Shiite, Sufi, Sunnite, Trappist, Wahabi, Waldensian, abdal, abstainer, anchorite, ascetic, bhikshu, fakir, flagellant, hajji, hermit, imam, mendicant, muezzin, mufti, mullah, murshid, puritan, qadi, sannyasi, santon, sheikh, yogi, yogin

Etymology
From derviş:, from.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: derviŝo
 * Finnish: dervissi
 * French: derviche
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: darwis
 * Italian: derviscio
 * Kurdish:


 * Manx:
 * Polish: derwisz
 * Portuguese: dervixe
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: дервиш
 * Serbo-Croatian: derviš
 * Spanish: derviche
 * Turkish:
 * Volapük: därvid,  hidärvid,  jidärvid