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Zoroastrianism

(Encyclopedia)Zoroastrianism zôˌrōăsˈtrēənĭzəm [key], religion founded by Zoroaster, but with many later accretions. The religion's priests, successors to the pre-Zoroastrian Magi, acquired great power b...

Mazdaism

(Encyclopedia)Mazdaism: see Zoroastrianism.

Gathas

(Encyclopedia)Gathas gāˈtäz [key]: see Zoroastrianism. ...

Ahriman

(Encyclopedia)Ahriman äˈrĭmən [key]: see Zoroastrianism. ...

Ormazd

(Encyclopedia)Ormazd ôrˈməzd [key]: see Zoroastrianism. ...

Ormuzd

(Encyclopedia)Ormuzd ôrˈməzd [key]: see Zoroastrianism. ...

Ahura Mazdah

(Encyclopedia)Ahura Mazdah äˈho͝orə măzˈdə [key]: see Zoroastrianism. ...

Zoroaster

(Encyclopedia)Zoroaster zōrˈōăsˌtər [key], c.628 b.c.–c.551 b.c., religious teacher and prophet of ancient Persia, founder of Zoroastrianism. Zoroaster, the name by which he is ordinarily known, is derived ...

Zend

(Encyclopedia)Zend zĕnd [key], term formerly used for the language of the Avesta (see Zoroastrianism). ...

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