Babism

[ bah-biz-uhm ]

/ ˈbɑ bɪz əm /

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noun

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Origin of Babism

First recorded in 1840–50; Bāb(ī) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Babism

Babist, noun, adjective

Words nearby Babism

Babinet, Babington, Babinski effect, Babinski's reflex, babirusa, Babism, Babi Yar, Babi Yar Symphony, babka, baboo, baboon

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How to use Babism in a sentence

It was intended for the time when Babism would be prevalent.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
The Bahais are ignorant of the dogmas of Babism and of its history and its book.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
Babism, therefore, was a political as well as a religious movement.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
In examples of patient constancy of faith and of unswerving trust, the "Acta Martyrum" do not excel the annals of Babism.
Lectures and Essays|Thomas Henry Huxley

In examples of patient constancy of faith and of unswerving trust, the Acta Martyrum do not excel the annals of Babism.
Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions|Thomas H. Huxley

British Dictionary definitions for Babism

Babism

/ (ˈbɑːbɪzəm) /

noun

a pantheistic Persian religious sect, founded in 1844 by the Bab, forbidding polygamy, concubinage, begging, trading in slaves, and indulgence in alcohol and drugsCompare Baha'í Faith

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