WHIRLING DERVISH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling

Synonyms:

whirler; whirling dervish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("whirling dervish" is a kind of...):

dervish (an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements)

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