Definition of Zarathustrian
: zoroastrian
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Zarathustrian
adjective
Zar·a·thus·trian
\
¦zarə¦thüstrēən
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variants:
or less commonly
Zarathustric
\-strik\
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Origin and Etymology of zarathustrian
Zarathustra (Zoroaster), flourished about 6th century b.c., founder of Zoroastrianism (from Avestan Zarāthushtra-) + English -an or -ic
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