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Zoroaster

zo·roas·ter

UK/ˌzɒɹoʊˈæstəɹ/ US/ˈzɒɹoʊˌæstəɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC)

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of Zarathustra.

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