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murids

murids is the plural of murid.

Meaning of murid

Noun (1)

murid (plural murids)

  1. Any rodent in the family Muridae.
    • Near-synonyms: mouse, rat
    Synonyms:
    mouse, rat

Noun (2)

murid (plural murids)

  1. A Sufi novice committed to enlightenment under a spiritual guide.
    • And when Russian troops attacked breakaway Chechnya in the early 1990s, separatist fighters were often seen performing the stirring ritual the zikr, during which murids dance in a circle while crying hypnotic chants.2007 November 22, Tom Parfitt, “The battle for the soul of Chechnya”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2013
  2. A member of the largest of the three hereditary Yazidi castes, composed of laypeople charged with seeking spiritual guidance from the sheikhs and pirs.

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Questions about murids

What is murids the plural of?
Murids is the plural of murid.

Words near murids in the dictionary

  1. muricinine
  2. muricoid
  3. muriculate
  4. murid
  5. muride
  6. murids
  7. Muriel
  8. muriform
  9. muriformly
  10. Murighiol
  11. murim

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