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Saoshyant

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Sao·​shyant | \ ˈsau̇shyənt \
plural -s

Definition of Saoshyant

: one of three deliverers of later Zoroastrian eschatology appearing at thousand year intervals and each inaugurating a new order of things and a special period of human progress

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History and Etymology for Saoshyant

Avestan, savior

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“Saoshyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Saoshyant. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.

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