Parsee

2 definitions found

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

  Parsee \Par"see\ (p[aum]r"s[=e] or p[aum]r*s[=e]"), prop. n.
     [Hind. & Per. p[=a]rs[imac] a Persian, a follower of
     Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. {Persian}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian
        religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in


        India, and now found in western India; a fire worshiper; a
        Gheber.
  
     Syn: Parsi.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of
        the Parsees.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Parsee
       n : a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin;
           descended from the Persians; now found in western India
           [syn: {Parsi}]