Babism
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Babism
First recorded in 1840–50; Bāb(ī) ( def. ) + -ism
Example Sentences
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A schism divided the followers of Babism into two sects, Bahais and Ezelis.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
He soon grew used to the functions of the office, and gave out hundred-dollar interviews on every subject, from labour-strikes to Babism, with a frequency which reacted agreeably on the domestic exchequer.
From The Descent of Man and Other Stories by Wharton, Edith
Mirza Abul Fazl28 says: Babism "is not the same religion or creed as Bahaism."
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham
Mrs. Gotfry is surprised how a Syrian of Khalid’s mind can not see the beauties of Babism, or Buhaism, as it is now called, and the lofty spirituality of the Bab.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
Bahaism indorses and accepts in the same category with Judaism and Christianity, as true and divinely revealed religions, Zoroastrianism, Confucianism, Brahmanism, Buddhism, Mohammedanism, Babism, and Bahaism.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham
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