Zoroastrian

English

Etymology

From Latin Zōroastrēs + -ian.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪən/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/, /ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/

Noun

Zoroastrian (plural Zoroastrians)

a follower of Zoroastrianism
Synonym: Mazdakite

Usage notes

See the usage notes at Zoroastrianism.

Hypernyms

religionist

Coordinate terms

(religionists) religion, religionist; Baha'i,‎ Buddhist,‎ Christian,‎ Confucianist,‎ deist,‎ Druid,‎ Eckist,‎ heathen,‎ Hindu,‎ Jain,‎ Jew,‎ Muslim,‎ pagan,‎ Rastafarian,‎ Raëlian,‎ Shintoist,‎ Sikh,‎ Taoist,‎ Unitarian Universalist,‎ Wiccan,‎ Zoroastrian ^{(Category: en:Religion)} ^[edit]

Translations

a follower of Zoroastrianism

Arabic: زَرَادُشْتِيّ‎‎ m (zarāduštiyy), زَرَادَشْتِيّ‎‎ m (zarādaštiyy)
Armenian: զրադաշտական (hy) (zradaštakan)
Old Armenian: մազդեզն (mazdezn)
Finnish: zarathustralainen (fi)
Georgian: ცეცხლთაყვანისმცემელი (cecxltaq̇vanismcemeli), მაზდეანი (mazdeani)
German: Zoroastrier (de)

Greek: ζωροάστρης m (zoroástris)
Kurdish:
Sorani: زه‌رده‌شتی‎‎ (ku) (zerdeshti)
Persian: زرتشتی‎‎ (fa) (zartošti)
Russian: зороастриец (ru) (zoroastrijec)

Adjective

Zoroastrian (not comparable)

relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism.
Synonym: Mazdakite
of, by or pertaining to Zoroastrianism.
the Zoroastrian teachings that began the religion

Synonym: Mazdakite

Translations

relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism

Arabic: زَرَادُشْتِيّ‎‎ (zarāduštiyy), زَرَادَشْتِيّ‎‎ (zarādaštiyy)
Armenian: զրադաշտական (hy) (zradaštakan)
Old Armenian: մազդեզական (mazdezakan)
Finnish: zarathustralainen (fi)

Georgian: ცეცხლთაყვანისმცემლური (cecxltaq̇vanismcemluri), ზოროასტრული (zoroasṭruli), ზოროასტრიული (zoroasṭriuli), მაზდეანური (mazdeanuri)
Kurdish:
Sorani: زه‌رده‌شتی‎‎ (ku) (zerdeshti)
Russian: зороастрийский (ru) (zoroastrijskij)

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