Zarathustra

3 definitions found

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

  Zarathustra \Zar`a*thus"tra\, Zarathuster \Zar`a*thus"ter\,
     prop. n.
     The Persian name for {Zoroaster}.
     [PJC] Zarathustrian

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



  Zoroaster \Zo`ro*as"ter\, prop. n.
     The persian prophet {Zarathustra}, who probably lived in the
     second millenium B. C. His treachings form the basis for the
     religion Zoroastrianism.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Zarathustra
       n : Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551
           BC) [syn: {Zoroaster}]