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Dervishes meaning

plural of Dervish

Using Dervishes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Dervish
  • In the example corpus, dervishes often appears in combinations such as: whirling dervishes, sufi dervishes, dervishes and.

Context around Dervishes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

whirling 3× sufi 2× mevlevi 1× 000 1× gonabadi 1× wandering 1× qhaderi 1×

Often after:

performance 1× developed 1× dancing 1×

Sentence patterns with Dervishes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

10 000 dervishes were killed 1× circled by dervishes 1× of the dervishes the followers 1× of whirling dervishes developed into 1× sheikhs and dervishes and shuttering 1× the gonabadi dervishes on kish 1× the mevlevi dervishes that the 1× the qhaderi dervishes in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dream dungeness 1989 1× he mingled with 1× in a few 1× in late december 1× in the 1950s 1× in the safavid 1×

Common sentence endings:

a ritual form 1× against al qaeda 1× and magical experience 1× circled by dervishes 1× it apparently failed 1× majlisi d1110 1699 1×

Words around Dervishes

Just before it in the word index:

dervish 20 dervis 2 dervan 2 deruxtecan 3 derulo 16 dersu 2

Just after it in the word index:

dervla 3 derwent 32 derwentwater 5 derwin 18 derwinski 2 derwish 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Dervishes

  • In this selection, "dervishes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, whirling, sufi, mevlevi, performance, developed and dancing stand out and add context to how "dervishes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 10 000 dervishes were killed and circled by dervishes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dervishes" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dervishes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Dream, Dungeness 1989: Richard Heslop filming Jarman in bed circled by dervishes. (12 words)

It was from these ideas that the practice of whirling Dervishes developed into a ritual form. (16 words)

In the 1950s, the Turkish government began allowing the Whirling Dervishes to perform once a year in Konya. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

In late December 2008, after the closure of a Sufi place of worship, authorities arrested without charge at least six members of the Gonabadi Dervishes on Kish Island and confiscated their books and computer equipment; their status is unknown. (39 words)

He mingled with people from different groups from intellectuals, merchants, preachers, farmers, and ordinary people to Sufi dervishes and even thieves, trying to learn and study and also preach and advise people to gravitate to wisdom and morality. (38 words)

In the Safavid dynasty of Iran, "both the wandering dervishes of 'low' Sufism" and "the philosopher-ulama of 'high' Sufism came under relentless pressure" from powerful cleric Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (d1110/1699). (32 words)

Example sentences (15)

He mingled with people from different groups from intellectuals, merchants, preachers, farmers, and ordinary people to Sufi dervishes and even thieves, trying to learn and study and also preach and advise people to gravitate to wisdom and morality.

Ironically, it was for the sake of the Mevlevi Dervishes that the Tower of the Winds is still standing in Athens.

Dream, Dungeness 1989: Richard Heslop filming Jarman in bed circled by dervishes.

No matter which Turkish city you choose to explore, the whirling dervishes’ performance will be one of the biggest takeaways from your romantic getaway.

The law banning sheikhs and dervishes and shuttering their lodges was intended to break their hold over segments of society, but it apparently failed.

The astonishing and remarkable experience of music and the unique movements of the “dervishes,” the followers of Rumi, are a truly unforgettable and magical experience.

In a few hours 10,000 Dervishes were killed by rifle and machine gun fire without any of them getting within 600 yards of the British force.

In late December 2008, after the closure of a Sufi place of worship, authorities arrested without charge at least six members of the Gonabadi Dervishes on Kish Island and confiscated their books and computer equipment; their status is unknown.

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In the 1950s, the Turkish government began allowing the Whirling Dervishes to perform once a year in Konya.

In the Safavid dynasty of Iran, "both the wandering dervishes of 'low' Sufism" and "the philosopher-ulama of 'high' Sufism came under relentless pressure" from powerful cleric Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (d1110/1699).

It is a customary dance performed within the sema, through which dervishes (also called semazens, from Persian سماعزن main) aim to reach the source of all perfection, or kemal.

It was from these ideas that the practice of whirling Dervishes developed into a ritual form.

Sufi whirling (or Sufi spinning) is a form of Sama or physically active meditation which originated among Sufis, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order.

Sunni dervish orders—such as the Qhaderi dervishes—in the Sunni-populated parts of the country are thought by some to be seen as allies of the government against Al-Qaeda.

The video for the song shows an ecstatic Sufi ritual with many dervishes dancing, Arabic calligraphy and some other Sufi elements.

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Common combinations with dervishes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dervishes" in a sentence?
An example: "He mingled with people from different groups from intellectuals, merchants, preachers, farmers, and ordinary people to Sufi dervishes and even thieves, trying to learn and study and also preach and advise people to gravitate to wisdom and morality." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dervishes" from authentic English texts.
What does "dervishes" mean?
Dervishes means: plural of Dervish
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