Zurvanism

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UK/ˈzɜːvəˌnɪzəm/US/ˈzɝvəˌnɪzəm/

noun

A now-extinct branch of Zoroastrianism that had the divinity Zurvan as its primordial creator deity.

OriginMiddle Persian [script needed] ← Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬥 →
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Meanings

nounZurvanism (uncountable)

alternative Zarvanism

  1. historicaluncountableZoroastrianismA now-extinct branch of Zoroastrianism that had the divinity Zurvan as its primordial creator deity.

Origin

  1. Avestan𐬰𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬥“time”
  2. Middle Persian[script needed]
  3. EnglishZurvanism

Of Persian origin, Zurvan + -ism, from Middle Persian [script needed] (Zurvān), from Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬥 (zruuān, “time”).

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Zurvanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zurvanism

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“Zurvanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zurvanism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zurvanism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zurvanism.

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