Hashshashin
Meanings
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.
Word forms
Etymology
From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish smokers”), from حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hashish”)
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