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Bábism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɑː.bɪzm̩/

Etymology

From Báb + -ism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The doctrine of a pantheistical religious sect, founded in Persia in 1844 by ʻAlí Muḥammad (1820–1850), who assumed the title of Bábu'd-Dín ("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 Azalism and Baháʼism.

Forms

Relateds

Bábí · Baháʼí Faith · Bábist · Baháʼism

Translations (20)

nl babisme (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · pt babismo (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · cs bábizmus (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · eo Baba Kredo (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · da babisme (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · gl babismo (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · eo Babismo (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · nb babisme (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · de Babismus (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · pl babizm (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · fr babisme (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · sk bábizmus (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · es babismo (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · cs bábismus (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · fr foi babie (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · fi baabilaisuus (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · sv bábísm (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · nn babisme (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · af Babisme (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) · eo babismo (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect)