Bābī

or Ba·bi

[ bah-bee ]

/ ˈbɑ bi /

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noun

Also called Bab·ism

[bah-biz-uhm] /ˈbɑ bɪz əm/ . a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.

an adherent of Bābī.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM Bābī

Bab·ite

[bah-bahyt], /ˈbɑ baɪt/, adjective

Words nearby Bābī

Baber, babesia, babesiosis, Babette, Babeuf, Bābī, Babia Góra, Babian Jiang, babiche, babies'-breath, Babinet

How to use Bābī in a sentence

No, the country of Makhno, of the Holocaust by bullet, and of Babi Yar, was not spared the anti-Semitic virus.
Bernard-Henri Levy: Ukraine’s Revolutionaries Are Not Fascists|Bernard-Henri Lévy|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The term Babi is not appropriate to the religion of Baha nor to his followers.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
Porcupine (Hystrix longicauda) landak, and, for distinction, babi landak.
The History of Sumatra|William Marsden
The Babi movement is a very remarkable one, and is spreading far and wide, and doing much to break the power of the priesthood.
Henry Martyn Saint and Scholar|George Smith

Babi-rusa, or hog-deer: an animal of the hog kind, with peculiar tusks resembling horns.
The History of Sumatra|William Marsden
Frau Babi led the way down into this hollow, which was then, luckily, free from water.
The Baron's Sons|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for Bābī

Babi

/ (ˈbɑːbɪ) /

noun

a disciple of the Bab

another word for Babism

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