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单词 Rifai
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Definition of Rifai in English:

Rifai

noun rɪˈfɑːiː
  • An order of Sufi dervishes pledged to poverty and asceticism, and practising the repeated calling out of chants to attain religious ecstasy.

adjective rɪˈfɑːiː
  • Of or belonging to the Rifai; designating the Rifai.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Dakhini rafāʿī, variant of rifāʿī and its etymon Arabic rifāʿī, rafāʿī from the name of Aḥmad b. Ali al-Rifāʿī (d. 1182), the founder of this order.

 
 

Definition of Rifai in US English:

Rifai

nounrɪˈfɑːiː
  • An order of Sufi dervishes pledged to poverty and asceticism, and practising the repeated calling out of chants to attain religious ecstasy.

adjectiverɪˈfɑːiː
  • Of or belonging to the Rifai; designating the Rifai.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Dakhini rafāʿī, variant of rifāʿī and its etymon Arabic rifāʿī, rafāʿī from the name of Aḥmad b. Ali al-Rifāʿī (d. 1182), the founder of this order.

 
 
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