Vendidad

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proper noun

A collection of texts within the greater compendium of the Avesta. By content, an enumeration of various manifestations of evil spirits, and ways to confound them.

OriginAvestan 𐬬𐬍𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬬𐬋𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. ZoroastrianismA collection of texts within the greater compendium of the Avesta. By content, an enumeration of various manifestations of evil spirits, and ways to confound them.

Origin

  1. Avestan𐬬𐬍𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬬𐬋𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀
  2. EnglishVendidad

From Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬬𐬋𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀 (vīdaēvōdāta, literally “given against the demons”).

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