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BAHAISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bahaism mean?
• BAHAISM (noun)
The noun BAHAISM has 1 sense:
1. a religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States
Familiarity information: BAHAISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private
Hypernyms ("Bahaism" is a kind of...):
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
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