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Ahura Mazda

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A·hu·ra Maz·da  (ä-hr mzd)
n.
The chief deity of Zoroastrianism, the creator of the world, the source of light, and the embodiment of good. Also called Ohrmazd.
[Avestan ahur mazdå, the Wise Lord : ahur, lord; see ansu- in Indo-European roots + mazd-, wise; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
Ahura Mazda [əˈhʊərə ˈmæzdə]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) Zoroastrianism another name for Ormazd
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Noun1.Ahura Mazda - chief deity of ZoroastrianismAhura Mazda - chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good
Ormazd, Ormuzd
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In India, the last national census in 2001 recorded just under 70,000 Parsis -- Zoroastrians who follow the prophet Zarathustra and worship one god, the creator of the universe, Ahura Mazda.
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