Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun whirling_dervish

1 sense of whirling dervish

Sense 1
whirling dervish, whirler -- (a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling)
       => dervish -- (an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements)