Ormazd

American  

[awr-muhzd] / ˈɔr məzd /

Or Ormuzd

noun

1. Ahura Mazda.

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Ormazd British  

/ ˈɔːməzd /

noun

1. Also called: Ahura Mazda.  Zoroastrianism the creative deity, embodiment of good and opponent of Ahriman

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Etymology

Origin of Ormazd

from Persian, from Avestan Ahura-Mazda, from ahura spirit + mazdā wise

Example Sentences

But the 19th century romantics fail as an example of "great death" since they were, in part, reveling in a philosophy as old as Isis, Ormazd and Ahriman, the Celtic druids, Gnosticism, etc.

From Time Magazine Archive

He delivers revelations, shows men the paths of happiness, and brings them the blessings which Ormazd has assigned to their share.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

Odin corresponds to Ormazd, Loki to Ahriman, the Æsir to the Amschaspands, the giants of Jótunheim to the Daêvas.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman

When Ormazd had completed these preparations in the heavens, the first of the four ages drew to an end, and Ahriman saw, from the gloomy depths of his kingdom, what Ormazd had done.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman

In it Ormazd had also produced the great primitive Bull, in which, as the representative of the animal world, the seeds of all living creatures were deposited.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman