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Parsiism

Parsiism

9.9
A religious faith of the Parsi community in India that comes from Zoroastrianism
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑrsiˌɪzəm/
  • Specialized
: parsiísmo
  • Many members of the community still faithfully practice Parsiism today.

Examples

  • He wrote a thesis on the history and rituals of Parsiism in India.

  • Parsiism emphasizes the values of truth and good deeds.

  • Many people practice Parsiism in Mumbai.

  • The Parsiism festival celebrates the teachings of Zoroaster.

  • Many members of the community still faithfully practice Parsiism today.

  • He wrote a thesis on the history and rituals of Parsiism in India.

  • Parsiism emphasizes the values of truth and good deeds.

Synonyms

Parseeism
vsParsiism
9.9

Religious beliefs and practices of people from old Persia who settled in India

is the same faith and practices but uses a different traditional spelling

Surface Forms

Parsiism singular
Parsiisms plural

Morphology

Parsiism = Parsi (transparent) = Parsi + ism

The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ism' to 'Parsi' to indicate the belief system or practices associated with that community.

Etymology

The word Parsiism comes from Parsi, meaning 'a person from Persia', the old name for Iran, and refers to people who moved to India and kept the old religion called Zoroastrianism. So Parsiism is the faith and the practices of the Parsi community in India.