Zend-Avesta

[ zend-uh-ves-tuh ]

noun

, Zoroastrianism.

1. the Avesta together with the Zend.

Zend-Avesta

/ ˌzɛndəvɛsˈteɪɪk; ˌzɛndəˈvɛstə /

noun

1. the Avesta together with the traditional interpretative commentary known as the Zend, esp as preserved in the Avestan language among the Parsees

Derived Forms

• Zend-Avestaic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zend-Avesta¹

From the Pahlavi word avastāk-u-zend the text and its interpretation

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zend-Avesta¹

from Avestan, representing Avesta'-va-zend Avesta with interpretation

Example Sentences

Zend, zend, n. the ancient East-Iranian and purely Aryan language, in which the Zend-Avesta was long orally preserved and at last written—closely related to the Vedic Sanskrit.—Zend-Avesta, the ancient sacred writings of the Parsees, including works of widely differing character and age, collected into their present canon under Shah-puhar II.

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

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The Zend-Avesta, the Persian bible, was always called "The Living Word of God," for that is the meaning of the term Zend-Avesta, and the oldest bible in the world is the Vedas, and it means both Word and Wisdom.

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And the Persian bible, the Zend-Avesta, in like manner predicts that "a star, with a tail in course of its revolution, will strike the earth and set it on fire."

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Maz′dēism, the religious system of the Zend-Avesta, the ancient sacred writings of the Parsees, Zoroastrianism.

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