zoroastrian

Speech parts

1. zoroastrian - Noun

2. zoroastrian - Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to Zoroaster, or his religious system.

A follower of Zoroaster; one who accepts Zoroastrianism.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

avesta zoroastrianism prophet pahlavi Parsi Avestan zend Zoroaster Zarathustra zarathustrism zoroastrism zarathustric zarathustrian persian religion Zarathushtra
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Hypernyms

disciple adherent

Phrases with the word

zoroastrian scriptures zoroastrian persian zoroastrian dualism zoroastrian texts zoroastrian literature

Examples

According to a survey in 2004 by the Zoroastrian Associations of North America, the number of Zoroastrians worldwide was estimated at between 124,000 and 190,000. Source: Internet

Almost all Zoroastrian pseudepigrapha is now lost, and of the attested texts—with only one exception—only fragments have survived. Source: Internet

Another paper by R.L. Gordon argued that Cumont severely distorted the available evidence by forcing the material to conform to his predetermined model of Zoroastrian origins. Source: Internet

An example is the relation of the Zoroastrian word Ahura ( Ahura Mazda ) and the Vedic word Asura (meaning demon). Source: Internet

Among Zoroastrian priests today the term is frequently applied to the “calendrical” divinities, that is, to all those who have received dedications of the days of the month, together with extra three, Burz Yazad, Hōm, and Dahmān Āfrīn.. Source: Internet

Angels and Heavenly Hosts were also deemed a foreign superstitious influence, especially from early Zoroastrian sources, and denied. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

zornia Zoroaster zoroasterid zoroastrian dualism zoroastrian literature zoroastrian persian