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DERVIS

\dˈɜːvɪs], \dˈɜːvɪs], \d_ˈɜː_v_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of DERVIS

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A Mahommedan monk, who professes extreme poverty, and leads an austere life.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [Persian] A Turkish or Persian monk; one who professes extreme poverty, and leads an austere life.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A Turkish priest.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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