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

To the same end were preserved national traditions and ritual, some of which had nothing to do with Mazdaism.

From Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by Nariman, G. K. (Gushtaspshah Kaikhushro)

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

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris

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

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

Their gods were practically those of orthodox Mazdaism.

From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz