Fravashi
[ fruh-vah-shee ]
nounZoroastrianism.
the soul of a dead ancestor.
Origin of Fravashi
1From Avestan
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How to use Fravashi in a sentence
In my remarks on the ka and the Fravashi I have merely hinted at the vast complexity of these elements of confusion.
The Evolution of the Dragon | G. Elliot SmithThus the Fravashi has the same remarkable associations with nourishment and placental functions as the ka.
The Evolution of the Dragon | G. Elliot SmithIn fact the Fravashi is not unlike the Egyptian ka on the one side and the Chinese shen on the other.
The Evolution of the Dragon | G. Elliot SmithOrmazd began the creation by bringing forth the Fereuers (Fravashi).
Ten Great Religions | James Freeman ClarkeAll this reminds us of the Fravashi of the Avesta and of the Persian monuments.
Ten Great Religions | James Freeman Clarke
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