Zoroaster

[ zawr-oh-as-ter, zohr-, zawr-oh-as-ter, zohr- ]

noun

1. flourished 6th century b.c., Persian religious teacher.

Zoroaster

/ ˌzɒrəʊˈæstə /

noun

1. Zoroaster?628 bc?551 bcMPersianRELIGION: prophet ?628–?551 bc , Persian prophet; founder of Zoroastrianism Avestan nameZarathustra

Example Sentences

“The faith of my own people. Do you know Mani? No? He’s doing some very interesting things on the subject of fire, but it’s Zoroaster all the way for me. Nice to meet you, brothers.”

From Literature

It was founded some 3,800 years ago by the prophet Zoroaster.

From Seattle Times

To compensate for the visual gap left at the commanding southwest corner of the building, seven statues were shifted one pedestal westward, leaving Zoroaster in the place of Muhammad.

From New York Times

The prophet Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, is revered as the founder of the faith, which became dominant in Persia before Arab Muslims conquered the region in the 7th century.

From Seattle Times

As with the yin and yang of the Far East and Zoroaster’s dualism of good and evil in the Near East, creation and destruction were intermingled in Hinduism.

From Literature