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Hashshashin

Hashshashin noun: 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.

Noun

Hashshashin pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) 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.

Forms of Hashshashin

alternative formHashashin

Origin of Hashshashin

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

Words formed from Hashshashin

Questions about Hashshashin

What does Hashshashin mean?
Hashshashin 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.
What part of speech is Hashshashin?
Hashshashin is a noun.

Words near Hashshashin in the dictionary

  1. Hashmis
  2. hashpipe
  3. hashpipes
  4. hashrate
  5. hashrates
  6. Hashshashin
  7. hashslinger
  8. hashslingers
  9. hasht-nafari
  10. hashtable
  11. hashtables

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