# pirism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The following of a Sufi spiritual leader (or pir)

## Etymology
From Persian پیر (“elder”) + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pirism