Definition of Zarathustrian in English:
Zarathustrian
adjective ˌzarəˈθuːstrɪən
Relating to or characteristic of the prophet Zarathustra or his religious system.
a hymn in the Zarathustrian holy work
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus Zarathustrian reform did not replace Mithra in the Iranian Pantheon.
- The links take the user to such sites as the Jain Meditation International Center, the Punjabi American Heritage Society (Sikhs), and the Zarathustrian Assembly.
- In both cases we're talking about gags on the Zarathustrian saw rather than an act of theophonous violence.
- The poems in these earlier volumes roiled in the fecundity of the creative mind with a sort of Zarathustrian flare.
- He believes that much of Judaeo-Christianity itself is Zarathustrian in origin.
noun ˌzarəˈθuːstrɪən
A follower of the prophet Zarathustra or his religious system.
Example sentencesExamples
- Formerly, the Zarathustrians occupied a very prominent place in the history of the world.
- With these axioms in focus, Zarathustrians consistently make a concerted effort to learn and comprehend the nature and beliefs of other faiths.
- They struggle with the Zarathustrians for the control of the territory.
- God gave not to the Zarathustrians as to Israel, to move amongst strangers, but to dwell amidst the heathen within their own countries.
- There were the Holy Scriptures of the Zarathustrians, the so-called Avesta, as they were later named.