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• Bābī
  Bābī

  noun

  a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
• Babi
  Babi

  noun

  a disciple of the Bab

Bābī

American  

[bah-bee] / ˈbɑ bi /

Or Babi

noun

1. Also called Babism.  a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.

2. an adherent of Bābī.

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Babi British  

/ ˈbɑːbɪ /

noun

1. a disciple of the Bab

2. another word for Babism

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Other Word Forms

• Babite
  adjective

Etymology

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