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Babi|ˈbɑːbiː|
Also Babee.
[Pers., f. Bab-ed-Din ‘gate of the faith’. The name Bab was assumed by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Radhik (d. 1850), the founder of Babi.]
The name of a sect originating in Persia, whose doctrine and practice include Islamic, Christian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian elements; = Baha'i. Hence ˈBabism, the doctrine or practice of this sect; ˈBabist (also attrib. or as adj.), ˈBabite, an adherent of Babism, a Bahai.
1850in M. L. Sheil Glimpses Life & Manners in Persia (1856) xi. 178 A moolla of eminence..had been converted to Bābeeism, but had recanted. Ibid. 180 This year, seven Bābees were executed at Tehran for an alleged conspiracy... Bābeeism had spread in Tehran. 1866Nation 22 June 793/2 In Teheran in 1852..the visible remnant of the ‘Babist’ sect was slaughtered. Ibid. 794/1 The new prophet..adopted the name of the Bab; that is, the gate through which alone truth is to be reached. Ibid. 794/2 Ali Mohammed, the founder and spiritual head of Babism. Ibid., The Babists were now forbidden from making any more attempts at insurrection until the Bab should decide that the hour had come. Ibid. 795/1 Babism is much more in harmony with the subtle and imaginative genius of the Persian people than the Shiite Mohammedanism. 1869Contemp. Rev. XII. 245 (heading) The Bab and Babeeism. Ibid. 246 He..learned the principles and substance of the Babee doctrines. Ibid. 266 Faithful Babees. 1877M. Dods Mohammed, Buddha, & Christ 195 The martyrs of Babism. 1896Daily News 4 May 5/2 No doubt is entertained that the assassination was due to Babist fanaticism. The discontent of the Babists is due to the fact that the Shah would not allow them to succeed in establishing their religion. 1896Ibid. 30 June 6/1 The Babis of Persia. 1904Daily Chron. 6 Aug. 3/6 He..spoke with hope especially of the spread of the Babists. 1911Frazer Golden Bough (ed. 3) I. vii. 402 The head of the great Persian sect of the Babites..is held by Frenchmen, Russians, and Americans, especially by rich American ladies, to be an incarnation of God himself. |