Babism

[ bah-biz-uh m ]

/ ˈbɑ bɪz əm /

noun

Bābī(def 1).

Origin of Babism

First recorded in 1840–50; Bāb(ī) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Babism

Bab·ist, noun, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for babism

She returned to Persia and taught Babism even from the pulpit, at Kasvin, and also by means of poetry.

Bahaism and Its Claims |Samuel Graham Wilson
Babism inculcates a high morality, and there is a likelihood of its becoming paramount in Persia.

The Churches and Modern Thought |Philip Vivian
Buddhism and Babism have counted as many excited and resigned martyrs as even Christianity.

The Apostles |Ernest Renan
It was intended for the time when Babism would be prevalent.

Bahaism and Its Claims |Samuel Graham Wilson

In examples of patient constancy of faith and of unswerving trust, the Acta Martyrum do not excel the annals of Babism.

Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions |Thomas H. Huxley

British Dictionary definitions for babism

Babism

/ (ˈbɑːbɪzəm) /

noun

a pantheistic Persian religious sect, founded in 1844 by the Bab, forbidding polygamy, concubinage, begging, trading in slaves, and indulgence in alcohol and drugs Compare Baha'í Faith

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Babism

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Origin of Babism

OTHER WORDS FROM Babism

Example sentences from the Web for babism

British Dictionary definitions for babism

noun