1. members of a Muslim religious order who practice devotional exercises involving bodily movements
Usage: plural of dervish

Examples

• The dervishes performed their traditional spinning dance at the ceremony.
• Whirling dervishes are known for their meditative circular movements.
• The monastery housed dozens of dervishes who devoted their lives to prayer.
• Tourists gathered to watch the dervishes demonstrate their ancient rituals.
• The dervishes wore flowing white robes during their spiritual performance.
• Many dervishes belong to the Sufi tradition of Islam.