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ZOROASTRIANISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zoroastrianism mean? 

ZOROASTRIANISM (noun)
  The noun ZOROASTRIANISM has 1 sense:

1. 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)play

  Familiarity information: ZOROASTRIANISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ZOROASTRIANISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Mazdaism; Zoroastrianism

Hypernyms ("Zoroastrianism" is a kind of...):

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Domain member category:

Ahura ((Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities)

Avestan (of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Zoroastrianism"):

Parseeism; Parsiism (the faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India)


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