Hashshashin

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Hashshashin pl (plural only)

  1. 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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