Sufism

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

  Sufism \Su"fism\, n.
     A refined mysticism among certain classes of Mohammedans,
     particularly in Persia, who hold to a kind of pantheism and
     practice extreme asceticism in their lives. [Written also
     {sofism}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sufism
       n : Islamic mysticism