Mazdaism

American  

[maz-duh-iz-uhm] / ˈmæz dəˌɪz əm /

noun

1. Zoroastrianism.

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Mazdaism British  

/ ˈmæzdəˌɪzəm /

noun

1. another word for Zoroastrianism

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Etymology

Origin of Mazdaism

First recorded in 1870–75; Mazda + -ism

Example Sentences

The eschatology of orthodox Mazdaism has been expounded recently by S�derblom, La vie future d'apr�s le mazd�isme, Paris, 1901.

From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz

As the trading capital was still placed with the temples as banks, the government attacked the religion of the Uighurs, Manichaeism, and also the religions of the other foreigners, Mazdaism, Nestorianism, and apparently also Islam.

From A History of China by Eberhard, Wolfram

Another witness to the vitality of Mithraic Mazdaism is the fact that it escaped becoming a kind of state religion of the Roman empire during the third century.

From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz

Also known as Mazdaism, the Zoroastrian religion was that of the ancient Magi or fire-worshippers of Persia, mentioned in Scripture.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

Its theology gained a deeper meaning and an elevation hitherto unknown, after it had adopted some of the conceptions of Mazdaism.

From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz