WHIRLING DERVISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does whirling dervish mean? 

• WHIRLING DERVISH (noun)
  The noun WHIRLING DERVISH has 1 sense:

1. a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling

  Familiarity information: WHIRLING DERVISH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHIRLING DERVISH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

whirler; whirling dervish

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

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