Sufism

S1U1F4I1S1M3

noun

A family of spiritual schools in Islam emphasizing mysticism and asceticism.

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Meanings

nounSufism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA family of spiritual schools in Islam emphasizing mysticism and asceticism.

Origin

From Sufi + -ism.

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Translations

Arabic تَصَوُّف
  • تَصَوُّف (taṣawwuf)Islamic mysticism
Bengali সুফিবাদ
  • সুফিবাদ (śuphibad)Islamic mysticism
Catalan sufisme
  • sufismeIslamic mysticism
Chinese Mandarin 蘇非主義 /苏非主义, 蘇菲主義 /苏菲主义
  • 蘇非主義 /苏非主义 (Sūfēizhǔyì)Islamic mysticism
  • 蘇菲主義 /苏菲主义 (Sūfēizhǔyì)Islamic mysticism
  • 蘇菲派 /苏菲派 (Sūfēipài)Islamic mysticism
Czech súfismus
  • súfismusIslamic mysticism
Danish sufisme
  • sufismeIslamic mysticism
Dutch soefisme
  • soefismeIslamic mysticism
Esperanto sufiismo
  • sufiismoIslamic mysticism
Finnish suufilaisuus
  • suufilaisuusIslamic mysticism
French soufisme, sufisme
  • soufismeIslamic mysticism
  • sufismeIslamic mysticism
German Sufismus
  • SufismusIslamic mysticism
Greek σουφισμός
  • σουφισμός (soufismós)Islamic mysticism
Hebrew סוּפִיוּת
  • סוּפִיוּתIslamic mysticism
Hindi सूफ़ीमत, सूफ़ीवाद
  • सूफ़ीमत (sūfīmat)Islamic mysticism
  • सूफ़ीवाद (sūfīvād)Islamic mysticism
Hungarian szufizmus
  • szufizmusIslamic mysticism
Indonesian tasawuf, sufisme
  • tasawufIslamic mysticism
  • sufismeIslamic mysticism
Italian sufismo
  • sufismoIslamic mysticism
Japanese スーフィズム, タサッウフ
  • スーフィズムIslamic mysticism
  • タサッウフIslamic mysticism
  • イスラム神秘主義Islamic mysticism
Latin Sufismus
  • SufismusIslamic mysticism
Malay tasawuf, sufisme
  • tasawufIslamic mysticism
  • sufismeIslamic mysticism
Portuguese sufismo
  • sufismoIslamic mysticism
Russian суфи́зм
  • суфи́зм (sufízm)Islamic mysticism
Spanish sufismo
  • sufismoIslamic mysticism
Swahili usufii
  • usufiiIslamic mysticism
Swedish sufism
  • sufismIslamic mysticism
Turkish tasavvuf
  • tasavvufIslamic mysticism
Ukrainian суфі́зм
  • суфі́зм (sufízm)Islamic mysticism
Urdu تَصَوُّف
  • تَصَوُّف (tasavvuf)Islamic mysticism
Cite this entry
APA

Sufism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sufism

MLA

“Sufism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sufism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sufism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sufism.

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