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dervishism

dervishism noun: the lifestyle or practices of a dervish.

Noun

dervishism (uncountable)

  1. The lifestyle or practices of a dervish.

Origin of dervishism

From dervish + -ism.

Questions about dervishism

What does dervishism mean?
Dervishism means the lifestyle or practices of a dervish.
What part of speech is dervishism?
Dervishism is a noun.

Words near dervishism in the dictionary

  1. dervises
  2. dervish
  3. Dervish state
  4. dervishes
  5. dervishhood
  6. dervishism
  7. dervishization
  8. dervishlike
  9. Dervock
  10. derweesh
  11. derweeshes

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