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Stage 1 of 2
darvish
Persian · medieval
"a poor mendicant, a Sufi ascetic"
a Sufi Muslim ascetic known for whirling meditative dance
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Stage 2 of 2
dervish
English · 1500s
"a member of a Sufi order known for ecstatic dance"
adopted directly for the whirling Sufi mystics of the Ottoman world
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