Associations to the word «Zoroastrianism»

Wiktionary

ZOROASTRIANISM, proper noun. (common) Mazdaism, the surviving form of the indigenous (pre-Islamic) Iranian ethnic religion.
ZOROASTRIANISM, proper noun. (scholarly) The historical (pre-Islamic) indigenous beliefs and practices of the Iranian peoples.

Dictionary definition

ZOROASTRIANISM, 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).

Wise words

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