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Definition of babism : 1. Alt. of Babiism
2. The doctrine of a modern religious sect, which originated in Persia in 1843, being a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish and Parsee elements.

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• Babism is by no means the only heresy that has sprung from the speculative genius of Persia; but it is the one that has most deeply moved the society of the present age, and the one which still obtains, though in secret and without a leader. - "Across Asia on a Bicycle", Thomas Gaskell Allen and William Lewis Sachtleben.
• Had he finally escaped, the miracle thus performed would have made Babism invincible. - "Across Asia on a Bicycle", Thomas Gaskell Allen and William Lewis Sachtleben.
• We now come to the last of this Series, in which Khalid speaks of a certain American lady, a Mrs. Goodfree, or Gotfry, who is a votary of Ebbas Effendi, the Pope of Babism at Heifa. - "The Book of Khalid", Ameen Rihani.