Meaning Of The Word Whirling dervish

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whirling dervish in American English
noun: a member of a Turkish order of dervishes, or Sufis, whose ritual consists in part of a highly stylized whirling dance

whirling dervish in British English
noun
noun: a member of any of various Muslim orders of ascetics, some of which ( whirling dervishes) are noted for a frenzied, ecstatic, whirling dance

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