Baha'í

/ bəˈhɑːɪ /

noun

an adherent of the Baha'í Faith

adjective

of or relating to the Baha'í Faith

Baha'i

A teacher or follower of Bahaism, a religion advocating universal peace and stressing the spiritual unity of humankind. It was founded in 1863 in Persia as an offshoot of an earlier sect called Babism.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Baha'i¹

from Persian bahā'ī , literally: of glory, from bahā' u'llāh glory of God, from Arabic

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Example Sentences

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The leader of Qatar's Baha'i minority was acquitted and released after being sentenced to five years in jail on a "baseless" conviction, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

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It said it had reviewed social media accounts linked to him and found posts limited to celebrating Baha'i values and Qatari and Muslim holidays.

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HRW said Rowhani had been convicted, among other things, for violating public order and religious and social values by promoting Baha'i values on social media as well as promoting ideas that cast doubt on the foundations and teachings of Islam.

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The Baha'i faith, whose global headquarters are in Israel, claims more than seven million followers worldwide.

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Fariba Kamalabadi, a 62-year-old Baha'i detainee who was transferred from Evin to Qarchak Prison, south of the capital, has said that she "would rather have died in the attack than be transferred to such a prison".