Etymology

Hashshashin

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Today it means: A religious group who used hashish to create mystic visions; they later became associated with the assassination of invading Christian leaders during the Crusades; their descendants are the Khojas. Full definition →

Arabic حَشَّاشِين
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromحَشَّاشِين“hashish smokers”
  2. English todayHashshashin

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish smokers”), from حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hashish”)

Words from the same roots

Arabicحَشَّاشِين all →

assassin

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