Abdal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abdal \Ab"dal\, n. [Ar. bad[imac]l, pl. abd[=a]l, a substitute,
     a good, religious man, saint, fr. badala to change,
     substitute.]
     A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
     [1913 Webster]