/beuh hah"ee, -huy"/ , n. , pl. Baha'is , adj.
n.
1. a religion founded in Iran in 1863 by Husayn 'Ali (called Bahaullah) teaching the essential worth of all religions, the unity of all races, and the equality of the sexes.
2. an adherent of Baha'i.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to Baha'i or Baha'is.
Also, Bahai, Baha'i .
[
baha' ( Allah ) Bahaullah, lit., splendor (of God) + -i suffix of appurtenance ]