Zoroastrianism

zo·roast·ria·nism

UK/ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪəˌnɪzəm/ US/ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/ uncommon

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)

Synonyms

Mazdaism

Origin

From Zoroastrian + -ism, influenced by Greek, Latin, Arabic and Syriac reports of Zoroaster (“Zarathustra”) as the “lawgiver” of the Iranian peoples, as reviewed in Thomas Hyde's Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia, 1700.

Related words

Broader terms

religion

Narrower terms

Parsiism

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noun
singular	zoroastrianism
plural	zoroastrianisms