Zoroaster
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- proper noun
- /ˈzɔːrəˌæstər/
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Zoroastro
- "My Parsee ancestors were not Indian at all but Persians, followers of the prophet Zoroaster, believers in the god Ahura Mazda, Lord of Light," Mehli says.
- Zoroaster the prophet
Buddha, Lao Chu were contemporaries, as was Confucius, Zoroaster, Socrates.
- Buddha, Lao Chu were contemporaries, as was Confucius, Zoroaster, Socrates.
- Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, Abraham, Lord Krishna, the Buddha, Zoroaster.
Examples
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"I don't disagree with many of the basic teachings of Jesus or Zoroaster."
Blog text (24) -
We point out the prophet Zoroaster rejecting all men save those avid for knowledge, who lived on a mountain behind a curtain of celestial fire.
Fiction book (1991) -
I don't disagree with many of the basic teachings of Jesus or Zoroaster.
Blog text (24) -
After the rise of Zoroaster, the Magi became the priests of the Zoroastrian religion.
Blog text (18) -
Codified by the prophet Zoroaster, who was said to have lived sometime before Alexander the Great, the monotheistic religion celebrates a deity named Mazda.
Academic text (2008) -
During the early first millennium B.C. in Persia, an ethically oriented mythology was formulated by the prophet Zoroaster in which the world was created by a god of truth, order, and pure light, Ahura Mazda.
Academic text (2000) -
The prophet Zoroaster is credited with founding Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions.
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Many believe that Zoroaster lived during a time of great philosophical development in ancient Persia.
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The teachings of Zoroaster emphasize the importance of good thoughts, good words, and good deeds.
Synonyms
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A Persian prophet who founded the ancient religion Zoroastrianism
Surface Forms
Etymology
Zoroaster comes from the old Persian name Zarathustra, and one common idea is that it contains the part zar(a)- meaning 'gold' or 'golden'. One helpful way to remember Zoroaster is to think of him as the 'golden' prophet who founded the religion Zoroastrianism.