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SUFI

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Sufi" is a kind of...):

Moslem; Muslim (a believer in or follower of Islam)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Sufis or to Sufism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Sufi (a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran)

Sufism (Islamic mysticism)

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