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Angra Mainyu

[ ang-ruh-mahyn-yoo ]

/ ˈæŋ rə ˈmaɪn yu /

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noun Zoroastrianism.

the evil spirit who contends against Spenta Mainyu.

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Also called Ah·ri·man

[ah-ri-muhn] /ˈɑ rɪ mən/ .

Words nearby Angra Mainyu

Angostura bitters, Angoulême, Angoumois, Angoumois grain moth, Angra do Heroismo, Angra Mainyu, Angrboda, angrily, angry, angry young man, angst

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How to use Angra Mainyu in a sentence

Steering north, they came to an anchor in the port of Angra, in the island of Terceira, towards the end of August.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
Angra Mainyu invaded the world after it was made by Ahura Mazda and polluted it, but the conflict will some day end.'
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace
Roman Catholicism is the creed of the majority, and Angra is an episcopal see.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Seals, says the roteiro, were in great number at the Angra de So Brs.
Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects|James R. McClymont

It was built in 1506 by a friar of that order belonging to Angra in the island of Tercera.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VII|Robert Kerr