Batinism

[bat-n-iz-uh m]

noun Islam.

a secret movement in Islam, often associated with Ismaʿili Shiʿism.

Origin of Batinism

partial translation of Arabic bāṭiniyyah, equivalent to bāṭin inner, hidden + -iyyah abstract noun suffix

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