Ormazd

American  

[awr-muhzd] / ˈɔr məzd /

Or Ormuzd

noun

1. Ahura Mazda.

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Ormazd British  

/ ˈɔːməzd /

noun

1. Also called: Ahura Mazda.  Zoroastrianism the creative deity, embodiment of good and opponent of Ahriman

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Etymology

Origin of Ormazd

from Persian, from Avestan Ahura-Mazda, from ahura spirit + mazdā wise

Example Sentences

But the 19th century romantics fail as an example of "great death" since they were, in part, reveling in a philosophy as old as Isis, Ormazd and Ahriman, the Celtic druids, Gnosticism, etc.

From Time Magazine Archive

The first verse of this venerable document introduces Ormazd as saying that he had created new regions, desirable as homes; for had he not done so, all human beings would have crowded into this Aryana-Vaêjo.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman

If he obeys these precepts he is safe from the Daêvas, under the immediate protection of Ormazd.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman

Thus Ormazd created the dog, Ahriman the wolf; Ormazd all useful animals, Ahriman all noxious ones; and so of plants.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman

It contains prayers to a multitude of deities, among whom Ormazd is always counted supreme, and the rest only his servants.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman