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Zoroastrianism

(Encyclopedia) ZoroastrianismZoroastrianismzôˌrōăsˈtrēənĭzəm [key], religion founded by Zoroaster, but with many later accretions. The religion's priests, successors to the pre-Zoroastrian Magi,…

Mazdaism

(Encyclopedia) Mazdaism: see Zoroastrianism.

Ormazd

(Encyclopedia) OrmazdOrmazdôrˈməzd [key]: see Zoroastrianism.

Ormuzd

(Encyclopedia) OrmuzdOrmuzdôrˈməzd [key]: see Zoroastrianism.

Gathas

(Encyclopedia) GathasGathasgāˈtäz [key]: see Zoroastrianism.

Ahriman

(Encyclopedia) AhrimanAhrimanäˈrĭmən [key]: see Zoroastrianism.

Ahura Mazdah

(Encyclopedia) Ahura MazdahAhura Mazdahäˈh&oobreve;rə măzˈdə [key]: see Zoroastrianism.

Zoroaster

(Encyclopedia) ZoroasterZoroasterzōrˈōăsˌtər [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…

Zend

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