Zarathustra

[zar-uh-thoo-struh]

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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Historical Examples of zarathustrian

The Zarathustrian law created by Ormazd I take as a plummet.
Ten Great Religions
James Freeman Clarke
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
With no such aching consciousness of weakness does the Zarathustrian bow himself before God.
Curiosities of Superstition
W. H. Davenport Adams

British Dictionary definitions for zarathustrian

Zarathustrian

adjective, noun

the Avestan name for Zoroastrian

Zarathustra

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).