SufiDescribes the rituals and the material forms of the Islamic tradition
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\Su"fi\, n. [From the name of a dynasty of Persian kings, Saf[=i], Safav[=i]; said to come from name Saf[=i]-ud-d[=i]n of an ancestor of the family, confused with s?f[=i] pious.] A title or surname of the king of Persia.
\Su"fi\, n. [Ar. & Per. s?f[=i], wise, pious, devout.] One of a certain order of religious men in Persia. [Written also {sofi}.]