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dervish 音标拼音: [d'ɚvɪʃ] n. 回教的托钵僧 回教的托钵僧 dervish n 1: an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movementsDervish \ Der" vish\, Dervise \ Der" vise\, Dervis \ Der" vis\, n. [ Per. derw[= e] sch, fr. OPer. derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F. derviche.] 1. A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life. [ 1913 Webster] 2. One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880' s. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. 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. [ PJC] 4. figuratively, a person who whirls or engages in frenzied activity reminiscent of the dervish[ 3] dancing. [ PJC] 41 Moby Thesaurus words for " dervish": 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
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