Dervish

a Mohammedan monk o1 religious fanatic, who makes a vow of poverty and austerity of life. There are several orders, some living in monasteries, some as hermits, and some as wandering mendicants. Some, called re; othe abt — fe / ‘ ali Weg DERVISH OF CAIRO. dancing dervishes, are accustomed to spin or whirl themselves round for hours at a time, till they work themselves into a state of frenzy, when they are believed to be inspired.