Mazdaism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Mazdaism
Example Sentences
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From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Franz Cumont
Relate that the inhabitants of several localities of Kerman during the entire Umayyad period openly professed Mazdaism.
From Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by G. K. (Gushtaspshah Kaikhushro) Nariman
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 R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
Under their influence, especially under that of Mazdaism, which made the mythical steer the author of creation and of resurrection, the old savage practice assumed a more spiritual and more elevated meaning.
From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Franz Cumont
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 Wolfram Eberhard
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