Persism

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noun

A Persian idiom.

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Meanings

nounPersism (plural Persisms)

plural Persisms

  1. A Persian idiom.
proper noun
  1. archaicAncient Persian religion, especially as represented by the Magi.

    This system we shall call 'Persism', in order to free ourselves of the popular associations still connected with such terms as magism, Parseeism, and so forth; meaning by 'Persism' the teaching of Zarathustra as it affected the Greek and Latin world.

    1911, Edward Vernon Arnold, Roman Stoicism

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APA

Persism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persism

MLA

“Persism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Persism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persism.

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