Bahaism

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.

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[Persian bah', a follower of Bah'ullh, the Splendor of God, Bahaullah, from bah', splendor, from Arabic; see bhw in Semitic roots.]

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Ba·haism (b-häzm, -h-) n.

Ba·haist n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Bahaism - 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; "Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private" faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"