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Zurvanism

zur·va·nism

UK/ˈzɜːvəˌnɪzəm/ US/ˈzɝvəˌnɪzəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe

2.

a heretical Zoroastrian doctrine holding that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe and that both Ahura Mazda and Ahriman were Zurvan''s offspring

Origin

Of Persian origin, Zurvan + -ism, from Middle Persian [script needed] (Zurvān), from Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬥 (zruuān, “time”).

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