Synonyms for dervish
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals. A citizen or inhabitant of Darawiish (circa 1895–1920 C.E.), an anti-colonial polity in modern Somalia headed by Sufis.
Related words
- Other spellings
- darvesh darwish
Forms
- Plural
- dervishes → fakirs…
Example sentences
- fakir The fakir lied down on a bed of nails.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dervish | rising | |
| fakir | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- fakir