Zoroastrian

English

Etymology

From Latin Zōroastrēs + -ian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/, /ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/

Noun

Zoroastrian (plural Zoroastrians)

1. a follower of Zoroastrianism

   Synonym: Mazdakite

Usage notes

See the usage notes at Zoroastrianism.

Hypernyms

• religionist

Coordinate terms

• (religionists) religion, religionist; Baha'i,‎ Buddhist,‎ Christian,‎ Confucianist,‎ deist,‎ Druid,‎ Eckist,‎ heathen,‎ Hindu,‎ Jain,‎ Jew,‎ Muslim,‎ pagan,‎ Rastafarian,‎ Raëlian,‎ Shintoist,‎ Sikh,‎ Taoist,‎ Unitarian Universalist,‎ Wiccan,‎ Zoroastrian ^{(Category: en:Religion) [edit]}

Translations

a follower of Zoroastrianism

• Arabic: زَرَادُشْتِيّ‎‎ m (zarāduštiyy), زَرَادَشْتِيّ‎‎ m (zarādaštiyy)
• Armenian: զրադաշտական (hy) (zradaštakan)

  Old Armenian: մազդեզն (mazdezn)

• Finnish: zarathustralainen (fi)
• Georgian: ცეცხლთაყვანისმცემელი (cecxltaq̇vanismcemeli), მაზდეანი (mazdeani)
• German: Zoroastrier (de)

• Greek: ζωροάστρης m (zoroástris)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: زه‌رده‌شتی‎‎ (ku) (zerdeshti)

• Persian: زرتشتی‎‎ (fa) (zartošti)
• Russian: зороастриец (ru) (zoroastrijec)

Adjective

Zoroastrian (not comparable)

1. relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism.

   Synonym: Mazdakite

2. of, by or pertaining to Zoroastrianism.

   the Zoroastrian teachings that began the religion

   Synonym: Mazdakite

Translations

relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism

• Arabic: زَرَادُشْتِيّ‎‎ (zarāduštiyy), زَرَادَشْتِيّ‎‎ (zarādaštiyy)
• Armenian: զրադաշտական (hy) (zradaštakan)

  Old Armenian: մազդեզական (mazdezakan)

• Finnish: zarathustralainen (fi)

• Georgian: ცეცხლთაყვანისმცემლური (cecxltaq̇vanismcemluri), ზოროასტრული (zoroasṭruli), ზოროასტრიული (zoroasṭriuli), მაზდეანური (mazdeanuri)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: زه‌رده‌شتی‎‎ (ku) (zerdeshti)

• Russian: зороастрийский (ru) (zoroastrijskij)