Zoroastrianism en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/ (US)
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- /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪəˌnɪzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/ (US)
Etymology
From Zoroastrian + -ism, influenced by Greek, Latin, Arabic and Syriac reports of Zoroaster (“Zarathustra”) as the “lawgiver” of the Iranian peoples, as reviewed in Thomas Hyde's Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia, 1700.
Meanings
- (common, uncountable) Mazdaism, the surviving form of the indigenous (pre-Islamic) Iranian ethnic religion.
- (uncountable) The historical (pre-Islamic) indigenous beliefs and practices of the Iranian peoples.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zarathustrism | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Zoroastrism | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
Relateds
Zarathustrianism · Zarathustricism · Parseeism · Mazdaism · Zoroastrian
Translations (88)
mk зороастри́зам (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · sh заратустризам (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · da zarathustrianisme (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · la Zoroastrismus (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · fi zarathustralaisuus (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · sh zoroastrijanizam (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · pl zaratustrianizm (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · hi पारसी धर्म (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · cmn 瑣羅亞斯德教 /琐罗亚斯德教 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · xcl դեն մազդեզանց (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · af Zoroastrisme (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ja 祆教 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · gl zoroastrismo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · cmn 拜火教 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ps زردشتي (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · az Zərdüştilik (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · vi Hỏa giáo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · pal 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩𐭮𐭭 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · th ศาสนาโซโรอัสเตอร์ (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · he זוֹרוֹאָסְטְרִיּוּת (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · yue 瑣羅亞斯德教 /琐罗亚斯德教 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · sk zoroastrizmus (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · de Zoroastrismus (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ug زەردۇشتىلىك (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · cs zoroastrismus (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · pl zoroastrianizm (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · yue 拜火教 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · sh зороастрѝзам (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · pt zoroastrismo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · sq mazdaizm (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · vi Hiên giáo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · be зараастры́зм (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · nb zarathustrisme (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · az Məzdəizm (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · el ζωροαστρισμός (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ia zoroastrismo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · fr zoroastrisme (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ja 拝火教 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · tr Zerdüştçülük (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · it zoroastrismo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · bg зороастри́зъм (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ro zoroastrism (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · sv zoroastrism (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · nl zoroastrisme (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · gl mazdeísmo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · cmn 祆教 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · pl zaratustryzm (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · fa زرتشتیگری (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · lv zoroastrisms (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · eo zaratuŝtrismo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ar زرادشتِيَّة (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · de Zarathustrismus (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · kk заратуштрашылдық (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · fa مزدیسنا (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ru маздаи́зм (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ja ゾロアスター教 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · cmn 波斯教 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · sh zaratustrizam (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · yue 祆教 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ca zoroastrisme (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ko 배화교 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · la Religio Zoroastrea (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ka ზოროასტრიზმი (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ca mazdeisme (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · kk зардұштшылық (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · uk зороастри́зм (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ga Sorastrachas (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ko 조로아스터교 (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · ru зороастри́зм (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · hy զրադաշտականություն (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · cy Zoroastriaeth (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · nb mazdaisme (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · sh zoroastrìzam (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · sh зороастријанизам (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · sl zoroastrstvo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · pl zoroastryzm (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · vi Bái hỏa giáo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · kmr zerdeştî (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · nb zoroastrisme (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · id Zoroastrianisme (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · br zoroastregezh (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · pl zaratusztrianizm (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · he אַמְגּוּשִׁיּוּת (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · eu Zoroastrismo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · es zoroastrismo (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · lt zoroastrizmas (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · hu zoroasztrizmus (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) · hu zoroasztrianizmus (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster)