Zurvanism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A now-extinct branch of Zoroastrianism that had the divinity Zurvan as its primordial creator deity.

Pronunciation

/ˈzɜːvəˌnɪzəm/ /ˈzɝvəˌnɪzəm/

Word forms

Zurvanism Zarvanism

Etymology

Of Persian origin, Zurvan + -ism, from Middle Persian [script needed] (Zurvān), from Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬥 (zruuān, “time”).

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