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whirling dervish: Meaning and Definition of

whirl'ing der'vish

Pronunciation: [key]
— Islam. Islam.
  1. a member of a Turkish order of dervishes, or Sufis, whose ritual consists in part of a highly stylized whirling dance.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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