Zarathustra

[ zar-uh-thoo-struh ]

/ ˌzær əˈθu strə /

noun

Zoroaster.

Related formsZar·a·thus·tri·an

[zar-uh-thoo-stree-uh n] /ˌzær əˈθu stri ən/, adjective, nounZar·a·thus·tric, adjective

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Examples from the Web for zarathustrian

The Zarathustrian law created by Ormazd I take as a plummet.
Ten Great Religions|James Freeman Clarke
With no such aching consciousness of weakness does the Zarathustrian bow himself before God.
Curiosities of Superstition|W. H. Davenport Adams
The Zarathustrian lion roared all the "higher" men, who craved for life, back into the cavernous depths of the unconscious.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung

British Dictionary definitions for zarathustrian (1 of 2)

Zarathustrian

/ (ˌzærəˈθuːstrɪən) /

adjective, noun

the Avestan name for Zoroastrian

British Dictionary definitions for zarathustrian (2 of 2)

Zarathustra

/ (ˌzærəˈθuːstrə) /

noun

the Avestan name of Zoroaster

Derived FormsZarathustric, adjective, noun

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Word Origin and History for zarathustrian

Zarathustra

from Avestan Zarathushtra (see Zoroastrian).