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Zurvanism

UK/ˈzɜːvəˌnɪzəm/US/ˈzɝvəˌnɪzəm/

Zurvanism noun: a now-extinct branch of Zoroastrianism that had the divinity Zurvan as its primordial creator deity.

Noun

Zurvanism (uncountable)

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

Forms of Zurvanism

alternative formZarvanism

Origin of Zurvanism

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

Questions about Zurvanism

What does Zurvanism mean?
Zurvanism means a now-extinct branch of Zoroastrianism that had the divinity Zurvan as its primordial creator deity.
What part of speech is Zurvanism?
Zurvanism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Zurvanism?
Zurvanism is pronounced /ˈzɜːvəˌnɪzəm/ (UK).

Words near Zurvanism in the dictionary

  1. zurnas
  2. Zurns
  3. Zurong
  4. zurracapote
  5. zurracapotes
  6. Zurvanism
  7. Zurvanite
  8. Zurvanites
  9. Zushi
  10. Zuska's disease
  11. Zuska-Atkins disease

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