Mazdaism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Mazdaism
Example Sentences
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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)
Mazdaism is governed throughout by ideas of purity and impurity.
From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz
In the hands of late writers they shaded into legendary accounts of the origin of the kingdom, and the whole was colored by the developed Mazdaism.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
The learned theology of the Chaldeans imposed itself on the primitive Mazdaism, which was a collection of traditions and rites rather than a body of doctrines.
From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz
Their gods were practically those of orthodox Mazdaism.
From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz
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