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ūfī, adj. Woollen;—wise, intelligent; pious, devout;—s.m. A ūfīor one of a peculiar sect of Moammadan devotees so called (they are said to be freethinkers or pantheists in matters of religion: outwardly they conform to the Moammadan creed, but are looked upon with great suspicion by the more orthodox. The name is probably derived from the Gr. σοφς; but some connect it with the ūfīor. woollen garments worn by this class of devotees);—a deist;—a dancing dervish;—an abstemious person.
Origin: Arabic