tariqa

noun

ta·​ri·​qa

variants or less commonly tariqah

təˈrēkə

or tariqat

-kət

plural -s

1

: the Sufi path of spiritual development involving stages of meditation and contemplation leading to intimate communion with the deity

2

or tarekat

-kət

: a Muslim religious brotherhood

especially : a religious fraternity of Muslim mystics

Word History

Etymology

Arabic ṭarīqah, ṭarīqat, literally, way

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