Hashshashin

English

Alternative forms

• Hashashin

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• assassin