Bahaʾi

or Ba·ha·i, Ba·hā·ʾī

[ buh-hah-ee, -hahy ]

/ bəˈhɑ i, -ˈhaɪ /

noun, plural Ba·ha·ʾis.

a religion founded in Iran in 1863 by Husayn ʿAlī (called Bahaullah), teaching the essential worth of all religions, the unity of all peoples, and the equality of the sexes.

an adherent of Bahaʾi.

adjective

of or relating to Bahaʾi or Bahaʾis.

Origin of Bahaʾi

<Persian <Arabic bahāʾ (Allāh) Bahaullah, literally, splendor (of God) + -ī suffix of appurtenance

Words nearby Bahaʾi

bagwoman, bagwork, bagworm, bah, bahadur, Bahaʾi, Baha'í Faith, Bahaʾism, Bahama grass, Bahamas, Bahamian

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Example sentences from the Web for Bahaʾi

“We saw connections in neoconservative think tanks as well as the Bahai faith,” Hultquist said of his research.
Iran Is Using a Neocon to Hack Its Foes|Eli Lake|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Notwithstanding these repudiations of Pantheism, nearly every investigator finds it at the basis of Bahai teaching.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
The world and its events are to be reckoned from the Bahai cycle.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
Fortunately besides the older Babi books, there is an abundance of Bahai literature.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson

The latter would be entirely Bahai and either lording it over or in conflict with the civil administration.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
Not one of these is new; not one owes its position in the world of thought or activity to the Bahai propaganda.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for Bahaʾi

Baha'í

/ (bəˈhɑːɪ) /

noun

an adherent of the Baha'í Faith

adjective

of or relating to the Baha'í Faith

Word Origin for Baha'í

from Persian bahā'ī, literally: of glory, from bahā' u'llāh glory of God, from Arabic

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Cultural definitions for Bahaʾi

Baha'i

[ (bah-hah-ee, buh-heye) ]

A teacher or follower of Bahaism, a religion advocating universal peace and stressing the spiritual unity of humankind. It was founded in 1863 in Persia as an offshoot of an earlier sect called Babism.

单词	bahaʾi
释义	Bahaʾi or Ba·ha·i, Ba·hā·ʾī [ buh-hah-ee, -hahy ] / bəˈhɑ i, -ˈhaɪ / noun, plural Ba·ha·ʾis. a religion founded in Iran in 1863 by Husayn ʿAlī (called Bahaullah), teaching the essential worth of all religions, the unity of all peoples, and the equality of the sexes. an adherent of Bahaʾi. adjective of or relating to Bahaʾi or Bahaʾis. Origin of Bahaʾi <Persian <Arabic bahāʾ (Allāh) Bahaullah, literally, splendor (of God) + -ī suffix of appurtenance Words nearby Bahaʾi bagwoman, bagwork, bagworm, bah, bahadur, Bahaʾi, Baha'í Faith, Bahaʾism, Bahama grass, Bahamas, Bahamian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Bahaʾi “We saw connections in neoconservative think tanks as well as the Bahai faith,” Hultquist said of his research. Iran Is Using a Neocon to Hack Its Foes\|Eli Lake\|May 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Notwithstanding these repudiations of Pantheism, nearly every investigator finds it at the basis of Bahai teaching. Bahaism and Its Claims\|Samuel Graham Wilson The world and its events are to be reckoned from the Bahai cycle. Bahaism and Its Claims\|Samuel Graham Wilson Fortunately besides the older Babi books, there is an abundance of Bahai literature. Bahaism and Its Claims\|Samuel Graham Wilson The latter would be entirely Bahai and either lording it over or in conflict with the civil administration. Bahaism and Its Claims\|Samuel Graham Wilson Not one of these is new; not one owes its position in the world of thought or activity to the Bahai propaganda. Bahaism and Its Claims\|Samuel Graham Wilson British Dictionary definitions for Bahaʾi Baha'í / (bəˈhɑːɪ) / noun an adherent of the Baha'í Faith adjective of or relating to the Baha'í Faith Word Origin for Baha'í from Persian bahā'ī, literally: of glory, from bahā' u'llāh glory of God, from Arabic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Bahaʾi Baha'i [ (bah-hah-ee, buh-heye) ] A teacher or follower of Bahaism, a religion advocating universal peace and stressing the spiritual unity of humankind. It was founded in 1863 in Persia as an offshoot of an earlier sect called Babism. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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