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tariqanoun(Islam) A religious order of Sufism, formed around a murshid.
woolennounMade of wool.
dervishnounA member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.
faqirnoun(Islam) A religious mendicant who owns no personal property.
fakirnoun(Islam) A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.
mysticnounOf, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
asceticnounCharacterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
saintnoun(religion, generally) A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
gnosticnounOf, or relating to Gnosticism
spiritualistnounOne who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.
contemplativenounInclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
sagenounThe plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
mendicantnounOf or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
mystagoguenounA person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines.
seekernounOne who seeks.
devoteenounAn ardent enthusiast or admirer.
hermitnounA recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
renunciantnounA person who renounces something; especially, someone who renounces worldly life for spiritual reasons, or a person who renounces their citizenship.
visionarynounHaving vision or foresight.
pilgrimnounOne who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.

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