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Bābī
or Ba·bi
[ bah-bee ]
noun
- Also called Bab·ism [bah, -biz-, uh, m]. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- an adherent of Bābī.
Babi
/ ˈbɑːbɪ /
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Other Words From
- Bab·ite [bah, -bahyt], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bābī1
First recorded in 1840–50; from Persian, equivalent to Bāb (al-dīn) + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin; Bab ed-Din
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Example Sentences
No, the country of Makhno, of the Holocaust by bullet, and of Babi Yar, was not spared the anti-Semitic virus.
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The term Babi is not appropriate to the religion of Baha nor to his followers.
From Project Gutenberg
Porcupine (Hystrix longicauda) landak, and, for distinction, babi landak.
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The Babi movement is a very remarkable one, and is spreading far and wide, and doing much to break the power of the priesthood.
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Babi-rusa, or hog-deer: an animal of the hog kind, with peculiar tusks resembling horns.
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Frau Babi led the way down into this hollow, which was then, luckily, free from water.
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