zarathustrianismhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zarathustrianism_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZarathustrianism, n.
Revised 2023

Zarathustrianismnoun

  1. 1864–
    A religious system originating in ancient Persia (now Iran), maintaining a dualistic doctrine which contrasts the force of light and good in the world with that of darkness and evil, and predicts the ultimate defeat of evil by good; = Zoroastrianism n.
    1. 1864
      Even when we arrive at the firmer ground of Cyrus the Great (about A.C. 550) we are still left in almost complete ignorance as to the precise form of the Zarathustrianism of his day.
      A. H. Bleeck in translation of F. Spiegel, Avesta vol. I. Introduction p. x
    2. 1936
      On the obscene caricatures of transcendental Hindu thought and mysticism,..Mahayana Buddhism, and ancient Zarathustrianism which are offered to English-speaking readers it is not pleasant to dwell.
      Musical Times vol. 77 1119/1
    3. 2011
      As a Parsi, I am not a Hindu or a Buddhist by religion... Our religion is Zarathustrianism (or Zoroastrianism as is more commonly stated in English).
      Counterpoints vol. 379 54

Originally published as part of the entry for Zarathustrian, adj. & n.

Zarathustrianism, n. was revised in March 2023.

Zarathustrianism, n. was last modified in July 2023.