Bābī
noun
a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
Bābī
American
[bah-bee]
/ ˈbɑ bi /
Or
Babi
noun
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Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
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an adherent of Bābī.
Babi
British
/ ˈbɑːbɪ /
noun
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a disciple of the Bab
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another word for Babism
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Bābī
First recorded in 1840–50; from Persian, equivalent to Bāb (al-dīn) + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin; see origin at Bab ed-Din
Example Sentences
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Junior outside hitter Izzy Clark — holding up her wrist like she’d just swished a three-pointer after one powerful shot —notched nine kills, as did junior Babi Gubbins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
If one looks at a map of Ukraine, the distance between Babi Yar and Bucha looks to be about 15 miles.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2022
Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov did not address the deaths from Tuesday’s strike or damage to the adjacent Babi Yar memorial to Kyiv’s Holocaust victims.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
"Rather than being subjected to blatant violence, sacred sites like Babi Yar must be protected," Yad Vashem said in a statement.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2022
Maybe, as Babi was always saying, somewhere near the sea .
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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