Babism
English
Alternative forms
- Babiism
- Bábism
Etymology
From Bab (Persian باب (“a gate”)), the title assumed by the founder, Siyyid `Alí Muhammad, + -ism.
Noun
Babism (uncountable)
- The doctrine of a pantheistical religious sect, founded in Persia in 1844 by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820-1850), who assumed the title of Bab-ed-Din ("Gate of the Faith"). It combines Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and Parsi elements, and forbids concubinage, polygamy, mendicancy, slave-dealing, and the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs. Precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.
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Translations
19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
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