Ahriman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ahriman \Ah"ri*man\, n. [Per.]
     The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the
     Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Ahriman
       n : the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd