Babism
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Babist noun
Etymology
Origin of Babism
First recorded in 1840–50; Bāb(ī) ( def. ) + -ism
Example Sentences
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A schism divided the followers of Babism into two sects, Bahais and Ezelis.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
This charge is found in the "Hasht Behesht," a history of Babism, by Aga Sayid Javad,502 a prominent Mullah of Kirman and a leading disciple of the Bab.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham
Bahais declare that Babism is abrogated and superseded.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham
Babism, therefore, was a political as well as a religious movement.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham
As it historically sprang from Babism, it is well to review, first of all, the political relations of Babism.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham
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