Mevlevin.

Brit.

/məvˈlɛvi/, U.S.

/məvˈlɛvi/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Mevlevis.

Forms: 1600s Meuleuee, 1700s–1800s Mevleveh, 1900s– Mevlevi.

Origin: A borrowing from Turkish. Etymon: Turkish Mevlevi.

Etymology: < Turkish Mevlevi < Arabic mawlawī , use as noun of denominal adjective < mawlā lord, master (see mullah n.), after Mawlānā (Turkish Mevlânâ ), sobriquet of Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1207–73), Persian poet and mystic, from whom the Mevlevi order (Arabic Mawlawiyya ) takes its name: see maulana n. and compare Encycl. Islam (new ed., 1991) at Mawlawiyya.

Islam.

An order of Sufi dervishes; a member of this order.The religious dancing of the Mevlevi, stimulating ecstasies, led them to be known widely in the West as ‘dancing’ or ‘whirling dervishes’ (see dervish n.).

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1625 R. Withers tr. O. Bon Grand Signors Seraglio xii, in S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. xv. 1611 Amongst the Turkes..the Meuleuees..are an order of Derueeshees, that turne round with Musike in their Diuine Seruice.

1797 J. Dallaway Constantinople viii. 128 The monastery of the dervishes of the order of Mevlevèh is an object worthy of examination.

1815 R. Polwhele Fair Isabel ii. liv. 135 The dervise e'en of Mevleveh May mingle moans with Fakir's dreams.

1908 ‘Odysseus’ Turkey in Europe vi. 182 The Mevlevi, or dancing dervishes, have a greater historic and literary interest... The founder of this sect was..commonly called Mevlana.

1975 N.Y. Times 19 Oct. x. 1/1 In 1954, the ban against dervishes was partially lifted to permit the Mevlevi to dance publicly on Dec. 17 in Konya.

1996 A. Michaels Fugitive Pieces i. 183 Where streets were crowded with turbans, veils, kippahs, and the tall sikkes of the Mevlevis, the whirling dervishes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mevlevi
释义	Mevlevin. Brit. /məvˈlɛvi/, U.S. /məvˈlɛvi/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Mevlevis. Forms: 1600s Meuleuee, 1700s–1800s Mevleveh, 1900s– Mevlevi. Origin: A borrowing from Turkish. Etymon: Turkish Mevlevi. Etymology: < Turkish Mevlevi < Arabic mawlawī , use as noun of denominal adjective < mawlā lord, master (see mullah n.), after Mawlānā (Turkish Mevlânâ ), sobriquet of Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1207–73), Persian poet and mystic, from whom the Mevlevi order (Arabic Mawlawiyya ) takes its name: see maulana n. and compare Encycl. Islam (new ed., 1991) at Mawlawiyya. Islam. An order of Sufi dervishes; a member of this order.The religious dancing of the Mevlevi, stimulating ecstasies, led them to be known widely in the West as ‘dancing’ or ‘whirling dervishes’ (see dervish n.). ΚΠ 1625 R. Withers tr. O. Bon Grand Signors Seraglio xii, in S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. xv. 1611 Amongst the Turkes..the Meuleuees..are an order of Derueeshees, that turne round with Musike in their Diuine Seruice. 1797 J. Dallaway Constantinople viii. 128 The monastery of the dervishes of the order of Mevlevèh is an object worthy of examination. 1815 R. Polwhele Fair Isabel ii. liv. 135 The dervise e'en of Mevleveh May mingle moans with Fakir's dreams. 1908 ‘Odysseus’ Turkey in Europe vi. 182 The Mevlevi, or dancing dervishes, have a greater historic and literary interest... The founder of this sect was..commonly called Mevlana. 1975 N.Y. Times 19 Oct. x. 1/1 In 1954, the ban against dervishes was partially lifted to permit the Mevlevi to dance publicly on Dec. 17 in Konya. 1996 A. Michaels Fugitive Pieces i. 183 Where streets were crowded with turbans, veils, kippahs, and the tall sikkes of the Mevlevis, the whirling dervishes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625
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