Persism
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
Persism (plural Persisms)
Proper noun[edit]
Persism
- (archaic) Ancient Persian religion, especially as represented by the Magi.
- 1911, Edward Vernon Arnold, Roman Stoicism:
- This system we shall call 'Persism', in order to free ourselves of the popular associations still connected with such terms as magism, Parseeism, and so forth; meaning by 'Persism' the teaching of Zarathustra as it affected the Greek and Latin world.
References[edit]
- “Persism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.