[buh-hah-iz-uh
m, -hahy-iz-] 
| the religion of Bahaʾi. |
| Ba·ha'i (bä-hä'ē, bə-hī') 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 bahā'ī, a follower of Bahā'ullāh, the Splendor of God, Bahaullah, from bahā', splendor, from Arabic; see bhw in Semitic roots.] Ba·ha'ism (bə-hä'ĭz'əm, -hī'-) n., Ba·ha'ist n. |
