Zoroaster

[ zawr-oh-as-ter, zohr-, zawr-oh-as-ter, zohr- ]

noun
  1. flourished 6th century b.c., Persian religious teacher.

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How to use Zoroaster in a sentence

  • The Persian era began, recording the fall of the Sassanian dynasty, and the religion of Zoroaster.

  • Several of the learned even assert that he was the same legislator whom the Greeks called Zoroaster.

    A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
  • If, then, we regard Zoroaster as being the founder of the Magi, we must throw back his epoch considerably further than this date.

  • If our reasoning is sound, we cannot, I think, regard the Avesta as a trustworthy exposition of the ancient teaching of Zoroaster.

  • Zoroaster had done this, long before: "Whenever thou art in doubt as to whether an action is good or bad, abstain from it."

    The Christian Religion | Robert G. Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for Zoroaster

Zoroaster

/ (ˌzɒrəʊˈæstə) /


noun
  1. ?628–?551 bc, Persian prophet; founder of Zoroastrianism: Avestan name: Zarathustra

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