Batinism
[bat-n-iz-uh m]
- a secret movement in Islam, often associated with Ismaʿili Shiʿism.
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Origin of Batinism
partial translation of Arabic bāṭiniyyah, equivalent to bāṭin inner, hidden + -iyyah abstract noun suffix
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