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

Usage notes

See the usage notes at Zoroastrianism.

Hypernyms

• religionist

Hyponyms

• Mazdakite

Coordinate terms

• (religionists) religionist; agnostic,‎ Asatruar,‎ atheist,‎ Baháʼí,‎ Buddhist,‎ Christian,‎ deist,‎ Druid,‎ Druze,‎ Eckist,‎ heathen,‎ Hindu,‎ Jain,‎ Jedi,‎ Jew,‎ Jucheist,‎ Mormon,‎ Mormonist,‎ Muslim,‎ Odinist,‎ pagan,‎ Pastafarian,‎ Raëlian,‎ Rastafarian,‎ Rodnover,‎ Samaritan,‎ Shintoist,‎ Sikh,‎ Taoist,‎ Unitarian Universalist,‎ Wiccan,‎ Yahwist,‎ Yazidi,‎ 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)

• Azerbaijani: zərdüşti
• Breton: zoroastrad (br) m
• Finnish: zarathustralainen (fi)
• Georgian: ცეცხლთაყვანისმცემელი (cecxltaq̇vanismcemeli), მაზდეანი (mazdeani)
• German: Zoroastrier (de)
• Greek: ζωροάστρης m (zoroástris)

  Ancient: Πύραιθος m (Púraithos)

• Indonesian: Zoroastris
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: زەردەشتی‎ (ckb) (zerdeştî)

• Macedonian: зороа́стриец m (zoroástriec)
• Persian: زرتشتی‎ (fa) (zartošti)
• Portuguese: zoroastriano (pt) m, zoroastriana f
• Russian: зороастриец (ru) (zoroastrijec)
• Turkish: Zerdüştçü (tr)
• Uzbek: zardushtiy
• Welsh: Zoroastriad

Adjective

Zoroastrian (not comparable)

1. relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism.
2. of, by or pertaining to Zoroastrianism.

   the Zoroastrian teachings that began the religion

Hyponyms

• Mazdakite

Translations

relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism

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

  Old Armenian: մազդեզական (mazdezakan)

• Finnish: zarathustralainen (fi)
• French: zoroastrien (fr)
• Georgian: ცეცხლთაყვანისმცემლური (cecxltaq̇vanismcemluri), ზოროასტრული (zoroasṭruli), ზოროასტრიული (zoroasṭriuli), მაზდეანური (mazdeanuri)
• German: zoroastrisch
• Greek: ζωροαστρικός (el) (zoroastrikós)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: زەردەشتی‎ (ckb) (zerdeştî)

• Macedonian: зороа́стриски (zoroástriski)
• Polish: zoroastrycki (pl), zoroastryjski (pl)
• Russian: зороастрийский (ru) (zoroastrijskij)
• Spanish: zoroástrico (es)
• Turkish: Zerdüşt (tr)
• Welsh: Zoroastriaidd