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ZURVANISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Zurvanism" is a kind of...):
heresy; unorthodoxy (a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion)
theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Zurvanism" is a kind of...):
religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)
