Answer | Crossword Clue |
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professed | (of a monk or nun) Having taken the vows of a religious order |
dervishes | A Muslim (specifically Sufi) religious man who has taken vows of poverty and austerity. Dervishes first appeared in the 12th century; they were noted for their wild or ecstatic rituals and were known as dancing, whirling, or howling dervishes according to the practice of their order |