English Explanatory Dictionary

Pahlavism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Iranian nationalist ideology centered on the rule and legacy of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979).

Word forms

Pahlavism

Etymology

From Classical Persian پَهْلَو (pahlaw) [the root of Classical Persian پَهْلَوِی (pahlawī), from Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠pahlaw⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 (p-r-θ-v /⁠Parθavaʰ⁠/)] + -ism.

Related words

Pahlavi Pahlavian Pahlavist
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