tekke means in Turkey, a dervish or Sufi lodge or place of worship; alternative form of takya. It carries an Arena rating of 1426, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tekke ranks #2,552 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #5,804 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words, #7,458 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #8,193 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words.
Why “tekke” is a great word
A Sufi lodge in Turkey, a place of communal living, spiritual instruction, and devotional practice for dervishes. From Ottoman Turkish تكه (tekke), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya, "support, prop; place of rest"). Unlike the North African zawiya, often a center of scholarship, or the Christian monastery, a place of ascetic seclusion, the tekke is an open hearth for the seeker. It is the wooden floor worn smooth by whirling feet, the plaintive call of the ney flute at dusk, and the low, rhythmic hum of dhikr rising through arched doorways—a temporary prop for the soul weary from its journey, each stone in its threshold worn down not by silence, but by the steady return of footsteps seeking transcendence.
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish تكه (tekke), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya). Doublet of takya, takiyya, and takyeh.
noun
- In Turkey, a dervish or Sufi lodge or place of worship; alternative form of takya.
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