Fravashi

[ fruh-vah-shee ]

nounZoroastrianism.
  1. the soul of a dead ancestor.

Origin of Fravashi

1
From Avestan

Words Nearby Fravashi

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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 Smith
  • Thus the Fravashi has the same remarkable associations with nourishment and placental functions as the ka.

    The Evolution of the Dragon | G. Elliot Smith
  • In 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 Smith
  • Ormazd began the creation by bringing forth the Fereuers (Fravashi).

    Ten Great Religions | James Freeman Clarke
  • All this reminds us of the Fravashi of the Avesta and of the Persian monuments.

    Ten Great Religions | James Freeman Clarke