Dervish

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Singular
Dervish

Plural
Dervishes

  1. (countable) A Dervish was an inhabitant of the Dhulbahante Darawiish kingdom of Diiriye Guure (1896–1920) in the Khatumo region.
    The vast majority of Dervishes were Dhulbahante.
  2. (countable) A Dervish is a member of a missionary Sufi mystic and ascetic lifestyle.
    He was a whirling Dervish.