Zoroastrian
Ancient Persian believer
A Zoroastrian is a follower of Zoroastrianism, the ancient Persian religion founded by the prophet Zoroaster.
The faith centers on the cosmic struggle between good and evil, with fire as a sacred symbol of divine truth.
As an adjective, Zoroastrian describes things relating to this religion: Zoroastrian temples, Zoroastrian beliefs.
Modern Zoroastrians, including the Parsis of India, number only in the hundreds of thousands.
Zoroastrian house of worship
- eternal flameContinuously burning memorial light
- NowruzIranian New Year festival
- purity lawsCodes governing undefiled states
- sky burialTibetan aerial interment practice
prayers · ablution · ritual cleanliness · fire worship · sacred fire
India's most populous city
- GujaratWestern Indian coastal state
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- endogamyMarriage within one's group
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
Freddie Mercury · fire temple · identity · heritage · preservation
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- AshaName signifying hope
- heavenSky or bliss
- hellUnderworld of suffering
judgment · resurrection · righteousness · cosmic battle · good thoughts · good words · good deeds · free will
Ancient Persian religious founder
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- CyrusPersian royal name
- DariusPersian royal name
- PersepolisAchaemenid Empire's grand capital
Magi · Median · Parthian · ancient Persia · state religion · decline · persecution · migration
- hymnsReligious songs of worship
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
- sacred textsHoly religious writings
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
fire temple
Zoroastrian house of worship
- eternal flameContinuously burning memorial light
- NowruzIranian New Year festival
- purity lawsCodes governing undefiled states
sky burial · prayers · ablution · ritual cleanliness · fire worship · sacred fire
Mumbai
India's most populous city
- GujaratWestern Indian coastal state
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- endogamyMarriage within one's group
Freddie Mercury · intermarriage · fire temple · identity · heritage · preservation
Amesha Spentas
hell · judgment · resurrection · righteousness · cosmic battle · good thoughts · good words · good deeds · free will · eschatology
Zarathustra
Ancient Persian religious founder
Persepolis · Magi · Median · Parthian · ancient Persia · state religion · decline · persecution · migration
Bundahishn
- hymnsReligious songs of worship
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
- sacred textsHoly religious writings
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
- IranIran, Tehran, Isfahan, Persia, Shiraz
- Ethnoreligious GroupsDruze, Amish, Yazidi, Samaritan, Coptic
- Sectscult, Gnostics, sect, Shia, Sunni
Zoroastrianatheist
One denying gods exist
secular · irreligious · agnostic · Muslim · Hindu