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Baha'i
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Ba·ha'i  (bä-hä, b-h)
adj.
Of or relating to a religion founded in 1863 in Persia and emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind.
n.
A teacher of or a believer in this faith.
[Persian bah', a follower of Bah'ullh, the Splendor of God, Bahaullah, from bah', splendor, from Arabic; see bhw in Semitic roots.]
Ba·haism (b-häzm, -h-) n.
Ba·haist n.
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