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Definition of: Babism
(bä′biz·əm) noun
The principles and practices of the Babis, a pantheistic Persian sect founded in 1844 by the Bab, Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Radhik, 1824–50. Its philosophy recognizes the equality of the sexes and forbids polygamy, drinking, and mendicancy. [< Persian bāb gate]
—Ba·bite (bä′bīt), Ba′·bist adjective & noun
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