Hashashin

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A form of Hashshashin — 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.

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Meanings

nounHashashin pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of Hashshashin.

    Although there were no real theological or religious differences between Shiites and Sunni Muslims, the Hashashin were implacably opposed to the Sunni rule and were working for the triumph of the Shia, which they believed would usher in a golden age.

    1988, Karen Armstrong, Holy War, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 163

Translations

Spanish hashashin
  • hashashinHashshashin
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