Zoroaster

[zawr-oh-as-ter, zohr-, zawr-oh-as-ter, zohr-]

noun

1. flourished 6th century b.c., Persian religious teacher.

Zoroaster

/ ˌzɒrəʊˈæstə /

noun

1. Avestan name: Zarathustra. ?628–?551 _bc , Persian prophet; founder of Zoroastrianism

Example Sentences

“The faith of my own people. Do you know Mani? No? He’s doing some very interesting things on the subject of fire, but it’s Zoroaster all the way for me. Nice to meet you, brothers.”

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It was founded some 3,800 years ago by the prophet Zoroaster.

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To compensate for the visual gap left at the commanding southwest corner of the building, seven statues were shifted one pedestal westward, leaving Zoroaster in the place of Muhammad.

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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.

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As with the yin and yang of the Far East and Zoroaster’s dualism of good and evil in the Near East, creation and destruction were intermingled in Hinduism.

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