Ah·ri·man | \ ˈär-i-mən 
, -ˌmän \
, -ˌmän \Definition of Ahriman
: Ahura Mazda's antagonist who is a spirit of darkness and evil in Zoroastrianism
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The first known use of Ahriman was in 1727
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