Sanusi
noun
Sa·nu·si
variants or less commonly Senussi
səˈnüsē
plural Sanusi or Sanusis also Senussi or Senussis
: a member of a Muslim brotherhood of North Africa founded in 1837 who observes a strict and ascetic type of Islamic orthodoxy combined with a militant aggressiveness in pursuance of political goals
Word History
Etymology
after Muhammad ibn Ali as-Sanūsī †1859 Algerian religious leader, founder of the Sanusi brotherhood