English Explanatory Dictionary

Chishti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Belonging to the Chishti order.
noun
  1. A member of a major Sunni spiritual order of Sufism.

Word forms

Chishti more Chishti most Chishti Chishtis

Etymology

From Classical Persian چشتی (cištī); which means "of Chisht" from Chisht, a town in Herat, Afghanistan; the location in which the order began.

Synonyms

Chishtist Chishtite
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