Zarathustrian

adjective

Zar·​a·​thus·​trian

¦zarə¦thüstrēən

variants or less commonly Zarathustric

-strik

: zoroastrian

Word History

Etymology

Zarathustra (Zoroaster), flourished about 6th century b.c., founder of Zoroastrianism (from Avestan Zarāthushtra-) + English -an or -ic

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