Zoroaster
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Zoroaster
- /ˌzɒɹoʊˈæstəɹ/
- /ˈzɒɹoʊˌæstəɹ/
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of Zarathustra.
proper noun
- An ancient Iranian prophet after whom the indigenous Iranian ethnic religion, Zoroastrianism, is named, also venerated in Mithraism.
- Pseudepigraphic name used by various Ancient Greek and Latin authors of late antiquity to lend weight to their opinions.
Translations
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name founder of Zoroastrianism
| Español | Zoroastro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조로아스터 Joroaseuteo |
| 日本語 | ゾロアスター Zoroasutā, ザラスシュトラ Zarasushutora, ツァラトゥストラ Tsaratusutora |
| 中文 | 瑣羅亞斯德 /琐罗亚斯德 Suǒluóyàsīdé, 查拉圖斯特拉 /查拉图斯特拉 Chálātúsītèlā, 蘇魯支 /苏鲁支 Sūlǔzhī |
| हिन्दी | ज़रथुश्त्र zarthuśtra, जारोस्टर jārosṭar, जरदुश्त jarduśt, जरतुश्त jartuśt |
| Português | Zoroastro, Zaratustra |
| Français | Zoroastre, Zarathushtra, Zarathoustra |
| Deutsch | Zarathustra |
| Italiano | Zoroastro |
| Ελληνικά | Ζωροάστρης Zoroástris |
| Русский | Зарату́стра Zaratústra, Зороа́стр Zoroástr |
| العربية | زَرَادُشْت zarādušt, زَرَادَشْت zarādašt |
| עברית | זרתוסטרא zaratústra |
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title = {Zoroaster},
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