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Bábism
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Babism
English
Alternative forms
en Babism
en Bábísm proscribed
en Babiism Bábíism proscribed
Etymology
From en Báb ism.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɑː.bɪzm̩/
Noun
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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.
Related terms
en Bábí Bábist
Translations
19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
Afrikaans: af Babisme
Czech: cs bábismus m, cs bábizmus m
Danish: da babisme c
Dutch: nl babisme n
Esperanto: eo Baba Kredo, eo Babismo, eo babismo
Finnish: fi baabilaisuus
French: fr babisme m, fr foi babie f
Galician: gl babismo m
German: de Babismus m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb babisme m
Nynorsk: nn babisme m
Polish: pl babizm m
Portuguese: pt babismo m
Slovak: sk bábizmus m
Spanish: es babismo m
Swedish: sv bábísm c
See also
en Baháʼí Faith
en Baháʼism
en Baháʼí Faith