Babism

[ bah-biz-uhm ]

noun

1. Bābī ( def 1 ).

Babism

/ ˈbɑːbɪzəm /

noun

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

Other Words From

• Babist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Babism¹

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

Example Sentences

It was intended for the time when Babism would be prevalent.

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The Bahais are ignorant of the dogmas of Babism and of its history and its book.

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Babism, therefore, was a political as well as a religious movement.

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In examples of patient constancy of faith and of unswerving trust, the "Acta Martyrum" do not excel the annals of Babism.

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In examples of patient constancy of faith and of unswerving trust, the Acta Martyrum do not excel the annals of Babism.

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