Zurvanism
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English
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Etymology
Of Persian origin, Zurvan + -ism, from Middle Persian (Zurvān), from Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬥 (zruuān, “time”).[1]
Noun
Zurvanism (uncountable)
- (Zoroastrianism, historical) A now-extinct branch of Zoroastrianism that had the divinity Zurvan as its primordial creator deity.
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References
- ^ de Jong, A. F. (2015). Traditions of the Magi: Zoroastrianism in Greek and Latin Literature. Netherlands: Brill, p. 332