Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to a religion founded in 1863 in Persia and emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind.
  • noun A teacher of or a believer in this faith.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Persian bahā’ī, a follower of Bahā’ullāh, the Splendor of God, Bahaullah, from bahā’, splendor, from Arabic; see bhw in Semitic roots.]

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  • Baha'i is not a Scrabble word?

    Not even without it's apostrophe?

    March 14, 2019