Sanusi

noun

Sa·​nu·​si

variants or less commonly Senussi

səˈnüsē

plural Sanusi or Sanusis also Senussi or Senussis

: a member of a Muslim brotherhood of North Africa founded in 1837 who observes a strict and ascetic type of Islamic orthodoxy combined with a militant aggressiveness in pursuance of political goals

Word History

Etymology

after Muhammad ibn Ali as-Sanūsī †1859 Algerian religious leader, founder of the Sanusi brotherhood

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