Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dervise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dervish \Der"vish\, Dervise \Der"vise\, Dervis \Der"vis\, n.
[Per. derw[=e]sch, fr. OPer. derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F.
derviche.]
A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes
extreme poverty and leads an austere life.
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