Mazdaism

American  

[maz-duh-iz-uhm] / ˈmæz dəˌɪz əm /

noun

1. Zoroastrianism.

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Mazdaism British  

/ ˈmæzdəˌɪzəm /

noun

1. another word for Zoroastrianism

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Etymology

Origin of Mazdaism

First recorded in 1870–75; Mazda + -ism

Example Sentences

He was an eye-witness of this struggle, and gives a good account of the contemporary Mazdaism which the Persians tried to force on the Armenians.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

In the hands of late writers they shaded into legendary accounts of the origin of the kingdom, and the whole was colored by the developed Mazdaism.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris

Relate that the inhabitants of several localities of Kerman during the entire Umayyad period openly professed Mazdaism.

From Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by Nariman, G. K. (Gushtaspshah Kaikhushro)

Under their influence, especially under that of Mazdaism, which made the mythical steer the author of creation and of resurrection, the old savage practice assumed a more spiritual and more elevated meaning.

From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz

The birthplace of this latter doctrine appears to have been the region in which Mazdaism arose, the country south of the Caspian Sea.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris