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yazata
[ yah-zah-tuh ]
noun
- any of the lesser ancient Iranian gods.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yazata1
< Avestan: being worthy of veneration, god
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Example Sentences
Why the names Bagha and Yazata became used in the Avesta for the good gods, while the evil spirits received the name of Daevas we cannot discover; nor can we decide whether this change of name came in with the reform.
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Yazata a personified object of prayer, 613-l.
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The Word is said in the Yashna to have existed before all, and to be itself a Yazata, a personified object of prayer.
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