Yasht

American  

[yasht, yuhsht] / yæʃt, yʌʃt /

noun

Zoroastrianism.

1. a hymn to a deity.

2. Yashts, hymns to various deities, forming part of the Avesta.

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Etymology

Origin of Yasht

From the Avestan word yashtay

Example Sentences

"Mihr Yasht," 127, where the boar is not Verethraghna but the "curse of the sage."

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max

The goddess Anahita, first mentioned in an inscription of Artaxerxes II, and described only in the late Fifth Yasht, appears to have been originally a deity of water.

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

The second illustrative extract will be taken from Yasht 19, which magnifies in glowing strains the praises of the Kingly Glory.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

The following is an account of one of the latest, the so-called Ormuzd Yasht: 'Zarathustra asked Ahuramazda after the most effectual spell to guard against the influence of evil spirits.

From Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

Yasht, y�sht, n. in the Zend-Avesta, one of a collection of hymns and prayers.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various