| Abdal (n.) A religious devotee or dervish in Persia. Thesaurus Entries Albigensian, Black Muslim, Catharist, Franciscan, Mohammedan, Moslem, Motazilite, Muhammadan, Muslim, Mussulman, Sabbatarian, Sectary, Shia, Shiite, Sufi, Sunnite, Trappist, Wahabi, Waldensian, abdal, abstainer, anchorite, ascetic, bhikshu, fakir, flagellant, hajji, hermit, imam, mendicant, muezzin, mufti, mullah, murshid, puritan, qadi, sannyasi, santon, sheikh, yogi, yogin |