Baha'i

Variant of Bahai

Bahai definition

Ba·hai (bə hī′, -hä′ē; bä-)

noun pl. Bahais Ba·hais (bə hīz′, -hä′ēz′; bä-)

  1. a believer in Bahaism
  2. Bahaism

Etymology: Pers bahā'ī, lit., of splendor < bahā, splendor < Ar bahā', beauty

adjective

of Bahaism or a Bahai
Also written Baha'i

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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