Zoroaster

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English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of Zarathustra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌzɒɹoʊˈæstəɹ/, /ˈzɒɹoʊˌæstəɹ/

Proper noun

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Zoroaster

  1. An ancient Iranian prophet after whom the indigenous Iranian ethnic religion, Zoroastrianism, is named, also venerated in Mithraism.
  2. Pseudepigraphic name used by various Ancient Greek and Latin authors of late antiquity to lend weight to their opinions.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌzoː.roːˈɑs.tər/, (Northern Standard Dutch) [ˌzoː.roʊ̯ˈɑs.tər]
  • Hyphenation: Zo‧ro‧as‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɑstər

Proper noun

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Zoroaster m

  1. Zoroaster
    Synonym: Zarathoestra

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of Zaratustra and Zaratusztra.

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  • IPA(key): /zɔ.rɔˈas.tɛr/
  • Rhymes: -astɛr
  • Syllabification: Zo‧ro‧as‧ter

Proper noun

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Zoroaster m pers

  1. (Zoroastrianism) Zarathustra, Zoroaster (founder of Zoroastrianism)
    Synonym: Zaratusztra

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