Zend-Avesta

[ zend-uh-ves-tuh ]

/ ˌzɛnd əˈvɛs tə /

noun Zoroastrianism.

the Avesta together with the Zend.

Origin of Zend-Avesta

From the Pahlavi word avastāk-u-zend the text and its interpretation

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Examples from the Web for zend-avesta

We shall give a few specimens of the translations proposed by different scholars of one or two verses of the Zend-Avesta.
Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I|Friedrich Max Mller
Description of Zoroaster's legislation, and of the magian national religion, according to the Zend-avesta.
A Manual of Ancient History|A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) Heeren
The Zend-Avesta is an ancient speculation into the origin of things.
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, February 1883|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
The Zend-Avesta embodied their religion and literature, and is full of beauty.
Woman's Club Work and Programs|Caroline French Benton

Yasht, ysht, n. in the Zend-Avesta, one of a collection of hymns and prayers.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for zend-avesta

Zend-Avesta

/ (ˌzɛndəˈvɛstə) /

noun

the Avesta together with the traditional interpretative commentary known as the Zend, esp as preserved in the Avestan language among the Parsees

Derived FormsZend-Avestaic (ˌzɛndəvɛsˈteɪɪk), adjective

Word Origin for Zend-Avesta

from Avestan, representing Avesta'-va-zend Avesta with interpretation

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