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Bábism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbɑː.bɪzm̩/

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Báb + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Babisme — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Czech: bábismus — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Czech: bábizmus — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Danish: babisme — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Dutch: babisme — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Esperanto: Baba Kredo — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Esperanto: Babismo — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Esperanto: babismo — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Finnish: baabilaisuus — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • French: babisme — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • French: foi babie — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Galician: babismo — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • German: Babismus — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Norwegian Bokmål: babisme — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: babisme — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Polish: babizm — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Portuguese: babismo — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Slovak: bábizmus — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Spanish: babismo — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect
  • Swedish: bábísm — 19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect