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BAHAI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bahai mean?
• BAHAI (noun)
The noun BAHAI has 1 sense:
1. a teacher of or believer in Bahaism
Familiarity information: BAHAI used as a noun is very rare.
• BAHAI (adjective)
The adjective BAHAI has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to Bahaism
Familiarity information: BAHAI used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A teacher of or believer in Bahaism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Bahai" is a kind of...):
adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)
instructor; teacher (a person whose occupation is teaching)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Bahaism
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
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)
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