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Mevlevi
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English
Etymology
From en fa مولویه, en fa-cls مولوی mawlawī, noun use of en ar مَوْلَوِيّ of a lord or master, ultimately from ar مَوْلًى master. Compare en maulvi, en mullah, en maulana.
Noun
s Mevlevi
en Islam A Sufi Muslim who styles themselves after the Sufi mystic Rumi; a member of the Whirling Dervishes.