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zoroastrianism

/ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
zoroas-tri-an-ism
IPA
/ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Mazdaism, the surviving form of the indigenous (pre-Islamic) Iranian ethnic religion.

Uncountable

name

The historical (pre-Islamic) indigenous beliefs and practices of the Iranian peoples.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Zoroastrian + -ism, influenced by Greek, Latin, Arabic and Syriac reports of Zoroaster (“Zarathustra”) as the “lawgiver” of the Iranian peoples, as reviewed in Thomas Hyde's Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia, 1700.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/
  • British English: /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪəˌnɪzəm/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

Zoroastrism (alternative, dated) Zarathustrism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Zoroastrian Zarathustrianism Zarathustricism Mazdaism Parseeism

Synonyms

mazdaism

Questions

How do you pronounce zoroastrianism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/.
What does zoroastrianism mean?
Mazdaism, the surviving form of the indigenous (pre-Islamic) Iranian ethnic religion.
Where does zoroastrianism come from?
From Zoroastrian + -ism, influenced by Greek, Latin, Arabic and Syriac reports of Zoroaster (“Zarathustra”) as the “lawgiver” of the Iranian peoples, as reviewed in Thomas Hyde's Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia, 1700.

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