| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| profession | The declaration or vows made on entering a religious order |
| professions | The declaration or vows made on entering a religious order |
| 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 |
