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# dervish

noun (dervishes)

«dervish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A dervish is a holy man from certain Muslim groups, often in the Middle East or Asia, who lives simply and gives himself to prayer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dervish/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old stories, a wise wanderer who gives advice to the hero on a long journey.

### Examples

- The dervish walked slowly along the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dervish/#x1)
- "Beware of the mountains," said the dervish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dervish/#x2)
- We met a dervish in the desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dervish/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dervish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dervish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dervish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dervish.html) on Mova free.