† ˈSufian, a. and n. Obs.
Also 6 Sophian, 7 Suffean.
[f. Sufi1 + -an.]
A. adj. Belonging to the Sufis. B. n. A Sufi.
| 1585 T. Washington tr. Nicholay's Voy. iii. xx. 108 For that in the Arabian tongue wool is called Sophy, those which are of this sect are called Sophians... The Sophians whiche are the Persians, weare redde ones [sc. turbans]. 1698 Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 268 One of the Suffean Creed is Constituted Governor. |