Dervish and Sufi

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Dervish

Dervish noun - An ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements.
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Sufi and dervish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sufi" instead a noun "Dervish".

Sufi

Sufi noun - A Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran.
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Dervish and Sufi are semantically related. You can use "Dervish" instead a noun "Sufi".

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  • In a Sufi parable a king once meets a dervish (a wandering monk) and asks him about where he's been to.
    Source: Self-Inflicted Hell
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