dervish
dervish
[ˈdəːvɪʃ]
noun
[ˈdəːvɪʃ]
noun
- a Muslim (specifically Sufi) religious man who has taken vows of poverty and austerity. Dervishes first appeared in the 12th century; they were noted for their wild or ecstatic rituals and were known as dancing, whirling, or howling dervishes according to the practice of their order
（专指伊斯兰教苏非派的）伊斯兰苦行僧（最初出现于12世纪，以其狂热、亢奋的仪式著称，宣誓过清贫艰苦的修行生活，按各自教团的习俗分别称为舞蹈苦行僧、转圈苦行僧和号叫苦行僧）
- from Turkish derviş, from Persian darvīŝ 'poor', (as a noun) 'religious mendicant'
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