Sufi
noun /ˈsuːfi/
/ˈsuːfi/
- a member of a Muslim group who try to become united with God through prayer and meditation and by living a very simple, strict lifeTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Arabic ṣūfī, perhaps from ṣūf ‘wool’ (referring to the woollen garment worn).