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Ahriman
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Ah·ri·man  (är-mn)
n.
Ahura Mazda's adversary, the chief spirit of darkness and evil in Zoroastrianism.
[Persian ahriman, from Middle Persian ahraman, from Avestan angr mainiiu, the evil spirit : angra-, evil + mainiiu, spirit; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
Ahriman [ˈɑːrɪmən]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) Zoroastrianism the supreme evil spirit and diabolical opponent of Ormazd
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Noun1.Ahriman - the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd
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