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Zarathustra

American  
[zar-uh-thoo-struh] / ˌzær əˈθu strə /

noun

  1. Zoroaster.


Zarathustra British  
/ ˌzærəˈθuːstrə /

noun

  1. the Avestan name of Zoroaster

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Corporate onboarding sometimes really does make you wish Zarathustra would descend and bellow that God is dead.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2023

Its name comes from Zoroaster, the Greek pronunciation of the name of its founder, Zarathustra.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

The prophet Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, is revered as the founder of the faith, which became dominant in Persia before Arab Muslims conquered the region in the 7th century.

From Seattle Times Jul. 1, 2022

His cavorting and richly subversive "fifth gospel," "Thus Spoke Zarathustra," is reproduced in full, as is "Twilight of the Idols," one of his last works and a fine condensation of his mature project.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2021

He was also reading Friedrich Nietzsche at this time and was influenced by such books as The Anti-Christ and Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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