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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(n.) Lit., gate; - a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of Bab-ud-Din, assumed by him.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]

a-word signifying father, and used by the ancient Persian magi to denote fire, which they considered the father and first principle of all things, as taught by Zoroaster (q.v.).

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