Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Abdals

Ab′dals

Persian fanatics, who think it a merit to kill anyone of a different religion; and if slain in the attempt, are accounted martyrs.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Abdera
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