Babism

English

Alternative forms

• Babiism
• Bábism

Etymology

From Bab (Persian باب (“a gate”)), the title assumed by the founder, Siyyid `Alí Muhammad, +‎ -ism.

Noun

Babism (uncountable)

1. The doctrine of a pantheistical religious sect, founded in Persia in 1844 by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820-1850), who assumed the title of Bab-ed-Din ("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 the Baháʼí Faith.

Related terms

• Babist

Translations

19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect

• Afrikaans: Babisme
• Czech: bábismus (cs) m, bábizmus (cs) m
• Danish: babisme c
• Dutch: babisme n
• Esperanto: Baba Kredo, Babismo, babismo
• Finnish: baabilaisuus
• French: babisme (fr) m, foi babie f
• Galician: babismo (gl) m
• German: Babismus (de) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: babisme m

  Nynorsk: babisme m

• Polish: babizm (pl) m
• Portuguese: babismo m
• Slovak: bábizmus m
• Spanish: babismo (es) m
• Swedish: bábísm c

See also

• Baháʼí Faith
• Baháʼísm