Babism
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Babism
First recorded in 1840–50; Bāb(ī) ( def. ) + -ism
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If Babism continues to grow at its present rate of progression, a time may conceivably come when it will oust Mohammedanism from the field in Persia.
From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by J. E. (John Ebenezer) Esslemont
Babism, repressed and forced into concealment, entered upon a new phase.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Samuel Graham Wilson
This is because Baha’o’llah has known how to transform Babism into a universal religion, which is presented as the fulfillment and completion of all the ancient faiths.
From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá
This charge is found in the "Hasht Behesht," a history of Babism, by Aga Sayid Javad,502 a prominent Mullah of Kirman and a leading disciple of the Bab.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Samuel Graham Wilson
And in its results Babism has not exalted woman.—R.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Samuel Graham Wilson
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