Zend-Avesta

American  

[zend-uh-ves-tuh] / ˌzɛnd əˈvɛs tə /

noun

Zoroastrianism.

1. the Avesta together with the Zend.

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Zend-Avesta British  

/ ˌzɛndəvɛsˈteɪɪk, ˌzɛndəˈvɛstə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Zend-Avestaic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Zend-Avesta

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

Example Sentences

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Zend-Avesta

In 1771 he published his Zend-Avesta, a translation of the Vendidad, and other sacred books, which aroused much interest.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

They repeat them in their prayers without attempting to understand them, and they acknowledge the insufficiency of every translation of the Zend-Avesta that has yet been made, either in Pehlevi, Sanskrit, Guzerati, French, or German.

From Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

It is true there is an early translation of the Zend-Avesta, the Pehlevi translation, and a later one in Sanskrit by Neriosengh.

From Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)