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Zo·ro·as·tri·an·ism
/ˌzorəˈwæstriəˌnɪzəm/
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Zo·ro·as·tri·an·ism
n.
The
religious
system
of
Zoroaster
,
the
legislator
and
prophet
of
the
ancient
Persians
,
which
was
the
national
faith
of
Persia
;
mazdeism
.
The
system
presupposes
a
good
spirit
(
Ormuzd
)
and
an
opposing
evil
spirit
(
Ahriman
).
Cf
.
Fire worship
,
under
Fire
,
and
Parsee
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Zoroastrianism
n
:
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
)
[
syn
:
Mazdaism
]
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