Parsee
or Par·si
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
the Middle Persian dialect of the Parsee scriptures.
Origin of Parsee
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How to use Parsee in a sentence
The Parsis are the descendants of the ancient Persians, whose fame has survived in the annals of the world.
Les Parsis | D. MenantThe Parsis were not unmindful of this, and fourteen hundred of them, under the command of Ardeshir, joined the troops of the Rana.
Les Parsis | D. MenantAlready were the Hindoos giving way under the stress of the Mahomedans when the Parsis engaged directly in the combat.
Les Parsis | D. MenantVery soon the most pathetic details came to excite the charitable zeal of the Parsis of Bombay.
Les Parsis | D. MenantTowards the period of their arrival in India, the Parsis were settled in China as missionaries, merchants, or refugees.
Les Parsis | D. Menant
British Dictionary definitions for Parsee
Parsi
/ (ˈpɑːsiː) /
an adherent of a monotheistic religion of Zoroastrian origin, the practitioners of which were driven out of Persia by the Muslims in the eighth century ad . It is now found chiefly in western India
of or relating to the Parsees or their religion
Origin of Parsee
1Derived forms of Parsee
- Parseeism, noun
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