Ridván

proper noun

A twelve-day-long festival in the Baháʼí Faith commemorating a declaration by Baháʼu'lláh that he was a Manifestation of God.

OriginArabic رِضْوَان →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A twelve-day-long festival in the Baháʼí Faith commemorating a declaration by Baháʼu'lláh that he was a Manifestation of God.

Origin

  1. Arabicرِضْوَان
  2. EnglishRidván

From Arabic رِضْوَان (riḍwān).

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APA

Ridván. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ridv%C3%A1n

MLA

“Ridván.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ridv%C3%A1n. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ridván,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ridv%C3%A1n.

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