chelebi
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Chelebi is the honorific title traditionally given to the hereditary spiritual leader of the Mevlevi (Mawlawiyya) Sufi order founded by followers of Rumi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| chelebi canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | honorific title ⓘ |
| alsoRomanizedAs | Çelebi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToRole | hereditary spiritual leader ⓘ |
| associatedOrderFounder | Jalal al‑Din Rumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Rumi’s descendants ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Rumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Persianate Ottoman culture ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post‑classical Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| honorificCategory |
Islamic religious honorific
ⓘ
Sufi honorific title ⓘ |
| honorificFor | Mevlevi spiritual authority ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Ottoman Turkish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ |
| meaning |
gentleman
ⓘ
well‑mannered person ⓘ |
| region |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Konya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mevlevi Sema ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
custodianship of Mevlevi traditions
ⓘ
leadership of Mevlevi Sufi practices ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Islam
ⓘ
Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf | head of the Mevlevi order ⓘ |
| titleScope | head of Rumi’s lineage in the Mevlevi order ⓘ |
| usedAs | honorific for educated or refined men in Ottoman society ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mawlawiyya order
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ⓘ
Mevlevi order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.