[パーシじん, pa-shi jin] (n) Parsee; Parsi (adherent of Zoroastrianism, esp. descendants of those who fled to India to escape persecution in Persia) [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Zoroastrianism \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}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zoroastrianism
n 1: 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: {Zoroastrianism}, {Mazdaism}]
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