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ZOROASTRIANISM
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I. (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)
Synonyms:
Mazdaism; Zoroastrianism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
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)
