† Sufianadj.n.
Obsolete.
A. adj.
Belonging to the Sufis.
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Sufistic1854
Sufic1884
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 268 One of the Suffean Creed is Constituted Governor.
B. n.
A Sufi.
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Sufian1585
Sufi1650
murid1815
murshid1855
Sufist1913
1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iii. xx. 108 For that in the Arabian tongue wool is called Sophy, those which are of this sect are called Sophians... The Sophians whiche are the Persians, weare redde ones [sc. turbans].
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