Babism

[ bah-biz-uhm ]

Origin of Babism

1
First recorded in 1840–50; Bāb(ī) + -ism

Other words from Babism

  • Babist, noun, adjective

Words Nearby Babism

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How to use Babism in a sentence

  • It was intended for the time when Babism would be prevalent.

    Bahaism and Its Claims | Samuel Graham Wilson
  • The Bahais are ignorant of the dogmas of Babism and of its history and its book.

    Bahaism and Its Claims | Samuel Graham Wilson
  • Babism, therefore, was a political as well as a religious movement.

    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.

    Lectures and Essays | Thomas Henry Huxley
  • In examples of patient constancy of faith and of unswerving trust, the Acta Martyrum do not excel the annals of Babism.

British Dictionary definitions for Babism

Babism

/ (ˈbɑːbɪzəm) /


noun
  1. 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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