Bahai

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bahai \Ba*hai"\ (b[.a]*h[imac]"), n.; pl. {Bahais} (-h[imac]z).
     A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents
     of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled "Baha 'u 'llah," or, "the
     Splendor of God"), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of
     Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha
     in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and


     became its recognized head. There are upwards of 20,000
     Bahais in the United States.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Bahai
       adj : of or relating to Bahaism
       n : a teacher of or believer in Bahaism