BAHAISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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

Example:

Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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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