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Whirling dervish Moderate

Whirling dervish has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling

2

A Sufi of an ascetic order, centered in Turkey but widespread internationally, whose ritual religious observances involve mystical poetry of Mevlana (Rumi), music, and a whirling dance.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dervish
Rhyming Words
ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish fish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish
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