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WHIRLING DERVISH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling
Synonyms:
whirler; whirling dervish
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("whirling dervish" is a kind of...):
dervish (an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements)