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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
A·su·ra       [uhs-oo-ruh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
2.Zoroastrianism. Ahura.

[Origin: < Skt: mighty Lord; later (by reanalysis as a- + -sura) taken to mean “demon,” as opposed to sura (by back formation) “god”]
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asura

noun
earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura 

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Asura

A*su"ra\, n. (Hind. Myth.) An enemy of the gods, esp. one of a race of demons and giants.

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