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| Ba·ha'i [ baa h ee, bə h ] (plural Ba·ha'is) |
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1. religion emphasizing spiritual unity of humankind: a religion founded in Iran in 1863 that maintains that the teachings of all religions are of value and humankind is spiritually one, and advocates world peace
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2. believer in Baha'i: somebody whose religion is Baha'i
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| [Late 19th century. Via Persian bahā'ī< Arabic bahā' "splendor"] |
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 Ba·ha'i adjective |
 Ba·ha'ism noun |
 Ba·ha'ist noun |
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