Zarathustrismnoun
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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
U.S. English
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
- zapped, adj.1962–
- zapper, n.1969–
- zapping, n.1972–
- zappy, adj.1969–
- zaptieh, n.1869–
- ZAPU, n.1961–
- Zar, n.1868–
- Zarathustrian, adj. & n.1859–
- Zarathustrianism, n.1864–
- Zarathustric, adj.1848–
- Zarathustrism, n.1871–
- zaratite, n.1858–
- zarcole, n.1585–
- zarda, n.1899–
- zardozi, n.1871–
- zarf | zurf, n.1836–
- zari, n.1969–
- zariba, n.1849–
- zariba, v.1885–
- zarnich, n.1612–
- Zarp, n.1895–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1871–
- 1871
Brahmanism, Zarathustrism, and Buddhism.
E. B. Tylor, Primitive Culture vol. I. ii. 49 - 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 - 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
- Zoroastrism1819–= Zoroastrianism, n.
- Zoroastrianism1832–A religious system originating in ancient Persia (now Iran), maintaining a dualistic doctrine which contrasts the force of good in the world with…
- Parseeism1843–The religion of the Parsees; Zoroastrianism.
- Parsism1849–= Parseeism, n.
- Zarathustrianism1864–A religious system originating in ancient Persia (now Iran), maintaining a dualistic doctrine which contrasts the force of light and good in the…
- Mazdaism1871–Zoroastrianism.
- Zarathustrism1871–= Zoroastrianism, n. Cf. Zarathustrianism, n.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Variant: Zarathushtrism
British English
U.S. English
Variant: Zarathustraism
British English
U.S. English
Variant: Zarathushtraism
British English
U.S. English
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
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.
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
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.
- 1800s–Zarathushtrism ( British English /ˌzarəˈθuːʃtrɪz(ə)m/ (zarr-uh-THOO-shtriz-uhm) , U.S. English /ˌzɛrəˈθuʃtrɪzəm/ (zair-uh-THOO-shtriz-uhm) ), Zarathustrism
β.
- 1800s–Zarathustraism ( British English /ˌzarəˈθuːstrəɪz(ə)m/ (zarr-uh-THOO-struh-iz-uhm) , U.S. English /ˌzɛrəˈθustrəˌɪzəm/ (zair-uh-THOO-struh-iz-uhm) )
- 1900s–Zarathushtraism ( British English /ˌzarəˈθuːʃtrəɪz(ə)m/ (zarr-uh-THOO-shtruh-iz-uhm) , U.S. English /ˌzɛrəˈθuʃtrəˌɪzəm/ (zair-uh-THOO-shtruh-iz-uhm) ) (rare)