Zarathustrianism

noun

Zoroaster's own doctrines as distinguished from later accretions (Zarathustricism, Zoroastrianism).

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Meanings

nounZarathustrianism (uncountable)
  1. literaryuncountableZoroaster's own doctrines as distinguished from later accretions (Zarathustricism, Zoroastrianism).

Origin

From Zarathustra + -ian + -ism, coined by Hermann Lommel and advanced by Ilya Gershevitch in the Hegelian dialectic view of Zoroastrianism in terms of thesis, antithesis, synthesis. In this construct, 'Zarathustrianism' is the thesis, 'Zarathustricism' is the antithesis, and 'Zoroastrianism' the synthesis.

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Zarathustrianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zarathustrianism

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“Zarathustrianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zarathustrianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zarathustrianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zarathustrianism.

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