dervish

/ˈdɜrvɪʃ/
noun
  1. A member of a Muslim religious group known for their energetic, spinning dance as a form of worship.
    • A dervish dedicates his life to spiritual practice and poverty.
    • The dervish spun in a white robe, his eyes closed in deep meditation.
    • Tourists gathered to watch the whirling dervish ceremony in Istanbul.
  2. A person who moves or acts with frantic, whirling energy.
    • My toddler is a little dervish, running from room to room without stopping.
    • The dancer became a dervish of motion on the stage.
    • She worked like a dervish to finish the project before the deadline.
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