Zarathustra
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Zarathustrian adjective
- Zarathustric adjective
Example Sentences
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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
And then, just a few years after writing Also sprach Zarathustra and ‘Morgen!’
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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