Zoroastrianism
['zɔro'æstrɪə'nɪzəm]
Definition
(noun.) system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil).
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Definition
(n.) The religious system of Zoroaster, the legislator and prophet of the ancient Persians, which was the national faith of Persia; mazdeism. The system presupposes a good spirit (Ormuzd) and an opposing evil spirit (Ahriman). Cf. Fire worship, under Fire, and Parsee.
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Definition
n. the ancient religion founded or reformed by Zoroaster—the Greek pronunciation of Zarathushtra—set forth in the Zend-Avesta (q.v.) and still held by the Guebres and Parsees in India.—n. and adj. Zoroas′trian.
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Examples
- Nevertheless, Manich?ism held its own in Persia with Nestorian Christianity and orthodox Zoroastrianism (Mazdaism) for some centuries. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- One early variant or branch of Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, we have already named. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- From the days of Cyrus onward Zoroastrianism had prevailed over the ancient gods of Nineveh and Babylon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But the religious fermentation of the world did not leave the supremacy of Zoroastrianism undisputed in the Persian Empire. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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