whirling dervish
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1. a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | dervish, |
| definition | : | an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl, |
| definition | : | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl, |
| definition | : | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis (verb.motion) |
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