Sufi

noun

Su·​fi ˈsü-(ˌ)fē How to pronounce Sufi (audio)
: a Muslim mystic
Sufi adjective
Sufic adjective
Sufism noun

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The program includes yoga, meditation, Zen archery, sound journeys, traditional Japanese tea ceremonies, multisensory concert saunas and mystical Sufi rituals. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 That period saw the revival of several Sufi orders that came to be associated with new social classes, including industrial magnates, newly urbanizing artisans, and shop owners. Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 Fahad Shah In Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, papier-mâché art adorns the walls and ceilings of everything from Sufi shrines and mosques to homes and hotels. Fahad Shah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025 The aspiration to build a museum dedicated to Sufi art and culture originated in the 1970s with Sufi master Hazrat Shah Maghsoud Angha (1916-1980), 41st master of the Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi (MTO) Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Sufi

Word History

Etymology

Arabic ṣūfī, perhaps from ṣūf wool

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Sufi was in 1653

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“Sufi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sufi. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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