Mazdaism

[maz-duh-iz-uh m]

noun

Zoroastrianism.

Origin of Mazdaism

First recorded in 1870–75; Mazda + -ism

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Examples from the Web for mazdaism

Historical Examples

Mazdaism is governed throughout by ideas of purity and impurity.
The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism
Franz Cumont
Here, again, Mazdaism forms an exception, resembling the Semitic scheme rather than the Hindu.
Introduction to the History of Religions
Crawford Howell Toy
Its theology gained a deeper meaning and an elevation hitherto unknown, after it had adopted some of the conceptions of Mazdaism.
The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism
Franz Cumont
Bibliography: We shall not attempt here to give a bibliography of the works devoted to Mazdaism.
The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism
Franz Cumont

British Dictionary definitions for mazdaism

Mazdaism

Mazdeism

noun

another word for Zoroastrianism

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Examples from the Web for mazdaism

Historical Examples

Mazdaism is governed throughout by ideas of purity and impurity.

Here, again, Mazdaism forms an exception, resembling the Semitic scheme rather than the Hindu.

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

Bibliography: We shall not attempt here to give a bibliography of the works devoted to Mazdaism.

Mazdaism

Mazdeism

Origin of Mazdaism