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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Zo•ro•as•tri•an•ism (zôr′ō as′trē ə niz′əm, zōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - Eastern Religionsan Iranian religion, founded c600b.c.by Zoroaster, the principal beliefs of which are in the existence of a supreme deity, Ahura Mazda, and in a cosmic struggle between a spirit of good, Spenta Mainyu, and a spirit of evil, Angra Mainyu.
Also, Zo′ro•as′trism. Also called Mazdaism. - Zoroastrian + -ism 1850–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Zoroastrianism /ˌzɒrəʊˈæstrɪənˌɪzəm/, Zoroastrism n - the dualistic religion founded by the Persian prophet Zoroaster in the late 7th or early 6th centuries bc and set forth in the sacred writings of the Zend-Avesta. It is based on the concept of a continuous struggle between Ormazd (or Ahura Mazda), the god of creation, light, and goodness, and his arch enemy, Ahriman, the spirit of evil and darkness, and it includes a highly developed ethical code
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