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noun
A Sufi Muslim who styles themselves after the Sufi mystic Rumi; a member of the Whirling Dervishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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History
From Persian مولویه, Classical Persian مولوی (mawlawī), noun use of Arabic مَوْلَوِيّ (mawlawiyy, “of a lord or master”), ultimately from مَوْلًى (mawlan, “master”). Compare maulvi, mullah, maulana.
