Mazdaism

[ maz-duh-iz-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Mazdaism

/ ˈmæzdəˌɪzəm /

First recorded in 1870–75; Mazda + -ism

Its theology gained a deeper meaning and an elevation hitherto unknown, after it had adopted some of the conceptions of Mazdaism.

Bibliography: We shall not attempt here to give a bibliography of the works devoted to Mazdaism.

Here, again, Mazdaism forms an exception, resembling the Semitic scheme rather than the Hindu.

Mazdaism is governed throughout by ideas of purity and impurity.

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