fravashi

English

Etymology

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Noun

fravashi (plural fravashis)

1. The Zoroastrian concept of a personal spirit of an individual, whether dead, living, or not yet born. It is the home of the urvan or soul, which is sent into the material world to fight the battle of good versus evil and returns upon death.