Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Zoroaster, the founder of the Mazdayasnian or ancient Persian religion; relating to or connected with Zoroastrianism.
- noun One of the followers of Zoroaster, now represented by the Guebers and Parsees of Persia and India; a fire-worshiper.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Zoroaster, or his religious system.
- noun A follower of Zoroaster; one who accepts Zoroastrianism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A follower of
Zoroastrianism - adjective Relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism
- adjective of or pertaining to Zoroaster or the religion he founded
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Examples
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I see that the blogs favorite needledick, Mr. Farid, the phony Zoroastrian, is back again spewing out his crap.
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The naming is interesting because it is based on an ancient religion called Zoroastrian, founded by Zarathustra.
Azerbaijan Religious History Lesson Tyson Lemons 2005
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The naming is interesting because it is based on an ancient religion called Zoroastrian, founded by Zarathustra.
Archive 2005-04-01 Tyson Lemons 2005
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This was called the Zoroastrian languages, because the name Zend is that of their sacred book.
Modern Persia Mooshie G. Daniel
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The Dualism of the Zoroastrian is a more spontaneous suggestion than the Pantheism of the Brahman — an older and so to speak a rougher and more popular type of thought.
Christian Doctrine of Sin 1823-1886 1876
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The influence of the so-called Zoroastrian reform upon the long-subsequent development of Christianity will receive further notice in the course of this paper; for the present it is enough to know that it furnished for all Christendom the name by which it designates the author of evil.
Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology 1872
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'' Zoroastrian '' Xurasanian door to the deepest point of feeling.
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'' Zoroastrian '' Xurasanian door to the deepest point of feeling.
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'' Zoroastrian '' Xurasanian door to the deepest point of feeling.
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'' Zoroastrian '' Xurasanian door to the deepest point of feeling.
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