Definition
A Muslim holy man who has taken vows of poverty, or one who whirls in ecstatic religious dances (like whirling dervishes).
Etymology
From Persian 'darwiš' meaning poor person. The term refers to Islamic ascetics, particularly Sufi Muslims known for their spinning meditation ritual.
Kelly Says
Whirling dervishes spin for hours in a trance to reach spiritual ecstasy—their right palm faces up to receive divine grace and their left faces down to pass it to Earth. It's meditation that literally keeps them moving!
Translations
ARالعربية
دervish
der-vish
CSČeština
derviš
der-vish
DEDeutsch
Derwisch
der-vish
ELΕλληνικά
δερβίσης
der-vi-sis
FISuomi
derwishi
der-vish-i
FRFrançais
derviche
der-vee-sh
HIहिन्दी
दरवेश
da-re-vesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
dervish
der-vish
ITItaliano
derviscio
der-vi-shio
KMKM
ព្រះម្ចាស់
p-reh-m-cha-as
MSBahasa Melayu
dervish
der-vish
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါ်ဝီရှ်
daw-wee-sh
NLNederlands
dervish
der-vish
PLPolski
derwisz
der-vish
PTPortuguês
derviche
der-vi-che
RUРусский
дервиш
der-vish
SVSvenska
dervish
der-vish
SWKiswahili
dervish
der-vish
TAதமிழ்
தர்வீஷ்
thar-vish
TEతెలుగు
దర్విష్
dar-vish
UKУкраїнська
дервіш
der-vish
VITiếng Việt
dervish
der-vish