dervise

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A form of dervish — A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.

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Meanings

noundervise (plural dervises)

plural dervises

  1. archaicArchaic form of dervish.

    I remember reading, long ago, an eastern story of a dervise, who had a mystic ointment, with which, when the eyes were touched, all the hidden precious things of earth were given to view.

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Chapter XVI. Lady Marchmont’s Journal.”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 120

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

dervise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dervise

MLA

“dervise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dervise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dervise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dervise.

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