Zarathustra – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Zarathustra
n.
Persian philosopher from the 6th century BC (introduced reform and change into religious belief and liturgy)
Zoroaster
Zoroaster ( or , from
Greek Zōroastrēs), also known as
Zarathustra (; (
Zaraθuštra);
Zartosht,
Zardosht), or as
Zarathushtra Spitama, was the founder of
Zoroastrianism. Though he was a native speaker of
Old Avestan and lived in the eastern part of the
Iranian Plateau, his birthplace is uncertain. Zoroaster lived some time around 1500 BCE.
Zoroastrianism was the official religion of Persia and its distant
subdivisions from 600 BCE to 650 CE.
Zarathustra
Noun
1. Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC)
(synonym) Zoroaster
(hypernym) prophet
Zarathustra
n.
Zoroaster, father of ancient Persian religion
Zarathustra
[Persian] The traditional founder and prophet of Zoroastrianism, the dualistic religion of ancient Persia based upon the struggles between the good and evil principles represented by Ahura Mazda and Ahriman. Likely, Zarathustra was a religious leader who reorganized and reconstituted an older faith. The Zend-Avesta, the sacred writings of the Zoroastrian religion, is purposed to be a collection of his writings. He is also referred to as Zoroaster, which is Greek rendering of his name.
