Zarathustrism, n.

zarathustrism
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# Zarathustrismnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zarathustrism mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zarathustrism. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun Zarathustrism pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzarəˈθuːstrɪz(ə)m/
zarr-uh-THOO-striz-uhm

#### U.S. English

/ˌzɛrəˈθustrɪzəm/
zair-uh-THOO-striz-uhm

### Where does the noun Zarathustrism come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

The earliest known use of the noun Zarathustrism is in the 1870s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zarathustrism is from 1871, in the writing of Edward Tylor, anthropologist.

From a proper name, combined with an English element.

Etymons: proper name Zarathustra, ‑ism suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zapped, adj. 1962–
2. zapper, n. 1969–
3. zapping, n. 1972–
4. zappy, adj. 1969–
5. zaptieh, n. 1869–
6. ZAPU, n. 1961–
7. Zar, n. 1868–
8. Zarathustrian, adj. & n. 1859–
9. Zarathustrianism, n. 1864–
10. Zarathustric, adj. 1848–
11. Zarathustrism, n.1871–
12. zaratite, n. 1858–
13. zarcole, n. 1585–
14. zarda, n. 1899–
15. zardozi, n. 1871–
16. zarf | zurf, n. 1836–
17. zari, n. 1969–
18. zariba, n. 1849–
19. zariba, v. 1885–
20. zarnich, n. 1612–
21. Zarp, n. 1895–

## Etymology

### Summary

From a proper name, combined with an English element.
Etymons: proper name Zarathustra, ‑ism suffix.
< the name of Zarathustra (see Zarathustrian adj.) + ‑ism suffix.

Compare earlier Zarathustric adj.

Compare also earlier Zarathustrianism n. and Zoroastrism n.

## Meaning & use

1. 1871–
   = Zoroastrianism n. Cf. Zarathustrianism n.
   1. 1871

      > Brahmanism, Zarathustrism, and Buddhism.

      E. B. Tylor, Primitive Culture vol. I. ii. 49
   2. 1961

      > Part iv gives a survey of the main non-Muslim religions (Judaism, Christianity, Zarathustraism, Hinduism, Chinese and Japanese religions).

      J. M. S. Baljon, Modern Muslim Koran Interpretation (1968) i. 14
   3. 2001

      > One of the dialects on which Pāli rests seems to have had affinities with the language of the holy texts of Zarathustrism, the Avesta.

      T. Oberlies, Pāli i. 7
   religion
   1. Zoroastrism 1819–
      = Zoroastrianism, n.
   2. Zoroastrianism 1832–
      A religious system originating in ancient Persia (now Iran), maintaining a dualistic doctrine which contrasts the force of good in the world with…
   3. Parseeism 1843–
      The religion of the Parsees; Zoroastrianism.
   4. Parsism 1849–
      = Parseeism, n.
   5. Zarathustrianism 1864–
      A religious system originating in ancient Persia (now Iran), maintaining a dualistic doctrine which contrasts the force of light and good in the…
   6. Mazdaism 1871–
      Zoroastrianism.
   7. Zarathustrism 1871–
      = Zoroastrianism, n. Cf. Zarathustrianism, n.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzarəˈθuːstrɪz(ə)m/
zarr-uh-THOO-striz-uhm

### U.S. English

/ˌzɛrəˈθustrɪzəm/
zair-uh-THOO-striz-uhm

###
Variant: Zarathushtrism

### British English

/ˌzarəˈθuːʃtrɪz(ə)m/
zarr-uh-THOO-shtriz-uhm

### U.S. English

/ˌzɛrəˈθuʃtrɪzəm/
zair-uh-THOO-shtriz-uhm

###
Variant: Zarathustraism

### British English

/ˌzarəˈθuːstrəɪz(ə)m/
zarr-uh-THOO-struh-iz-uhm

### U.S. English

/ˌzɛrəˈθustrəˌɪzəm/
zair-uh-THOO-struh-iz-uhm

###
Variant: Zarathushtraism

### British English

/ˌzarəˈθuːʃtrəɪz(ə)m/
zarr-uh-THOO-shtruh-iz-uhm

### U.S. English

/ˌzɛrəˈθuʃtrəˌɪzəm/
zair-uh-THOO-shtruh-iz-uhm

####

##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

####

Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Forms

### Variant forms

##### α.

1. 1800s–
   Zarathushtrism ( British English /ˌzarəˈθuːʃtrɪz(ə)m/ (zarr-uh-THOO-shtriz-uhm) , U.S. English /ˌzɛrəˈθuʃtrɪzəm/ (zair-uh-THOO-shtriz-uhm) ), Zarathustrism

##### β.

1. 1800s–
   Zarathustraism ( British English /ˌzarəˈθuːstrəɪz(ə)m/ (zarr-uh-THOO-struh-iz-uhm) , U.S. English /ˌzɛrəˈθustrəˌɪzəm/ (zair-uh-THOO-struh-iz-uhm) )
2. 1900s–
   Zarathushtraism ( British English /ˌzarəˈθuːʃtrəɪz(ə)m/ (zarr-uh-THOO-shtruh-iz-uhm) , U.S. English /ˌzɛrəˈθuʃtrəˌɪzəm/ (zair-uh-THOO-shtruh-iz-uhm) ) (rare)

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

Zarathustrism, n. was revised in March 2023.

Zarathustrism, n. was last modified in July 2023.