"Zoroaster" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌzɒɹoʊˈæstəɹ/, /ˈzɒɹoʊˌæstəɹ/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of Zarathustra. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|Zōroastrēs}} Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, {{der|en|grc|Ζωροάστρης}} Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), {{der|en|ae|𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀}} Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra), {{dbt|en|Zarathustra}} Doublet of Zarathustra Head templates: {{en-prop}} Zoroaster
  1. An ancient Iranian prophet after whom the indigenous Iranian ethnic religion, Zoroastrianism, is named, also venerated in Mithraism.
    Sense id: en-Zoroaster-en-name-Y1qhGgbd
  2. Pseudepigraphic name used by various Ancient Greek and Latin authors of late antiquity to lend weight to their opinions. Categories (topical): Individuals, Zoroastrianism
    Sense id: en-Zoroaster-en-name-tV1PViyx Disambiguation of Individuals: 43 57 Disambiguation of Zoroastrianism: 25 75 Categories (other): Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Zoroastrian Translations (founder of Zoroastrianism): Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs) (Ancient Greek), زَرَادُشْت (zarādušt) [masculine] (Arabic), زَرَادَشْت (zarādašt) [masculine] (Arabic), Զրադաշտ (Zradašt) (Armenian), 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra) (Avestan), Zərdüşt (Azerbaijani), ဇိုရော့အက်စတာ (juirau.akca.ta) (Burmese), 蘇魯支 (Chinese Cantonese), 苏鲁支 (sou¹ lou⁵ zi¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 瑣羅亞斯德 (Chinese Cantonese), 琐罗亚斯德 (so² lo⁴ aa³ si¹ dak¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 蘇魯支 (Chinese Mandarin), 苏鲁支 (Sūlǔzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), 瑣羅亞斯德 (Chinese Mandarin), 琐罗亚斯德 (Suǒluóyàsīdé) (Chinese Mandarin), 查拉圖斯特拉 (Chinese Mandarin), 查拉图斯特拉 (Chálātúsītèlā) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲍⲁⲣⲇⲣⲟⲩϣⲧ (zardroušt) [masculine] (Coptic), ⲍⲁⲣⲁⲇⲏⲥ (zaradēs) [masculine] (Coptic), Zoroaster [masculine] (Dutch), Zarathoestra [masculine] (Dutch), Zaratuŝtro (Esperanto), Zarathustra (Finnish), Zoroastre [masculine] (French), Zarathushtra [masculine] (French), Zarathoustra [masculine] (French), ზარათუშტრა (zaratušṭra) (Georgian), Zarathustra [masculine] (German), Ζωροάστρης (Zoroástris) [masculine] (Greek), זרתוסטרא (zaratústra) [masculine] (Hebrew), ज़रथुश्त्र (zarthuśtra) [masculine] (Hindi), जारोस्टर (jārosṭar) [masculine] (Hindi), जरदुश्त (jarduśt) (Hindi), जरतुश्त (jartuśt) [masculine] (Hindi), Zoroastro [masculine] (Italian), ゾロアスター (Zoroasutā) (Japanese), ザラスシュトラ (Zarasushutora) (Japanese), ツァラトゥストラ (Tsaratusutora) (Japanese), Зардұшт (Zardūşt) (Kazakh), Заратуштра (Zaratuştra) (Kazakh), 조로아스터 (Joroaseuteo) (Korean), Zoroaster [masculine] (Latin), Zōroastrēs (Latin), 𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲 (alt: zltʿšt /⁠zardušt⁠/) (Middle Persian), زردشت (Zerdüşt) (Ottoman Turkish), زراتشت (Zeratüşt) (Ottoman Turkish), زردشت (zardošt) (Persian), زرتشت (zartošt) (Persian), Zaratusztra [masculine] (Polish), Zaratustra [masculine] (Polish), Zoroaster [masculine] (Polish), Zoroastro [masculine] (Portuguese), Zaratustra [masculine] (Portuguese), Зарату́стра (Zaratústra) [masculine] (Russian), Зороа́стр (Zoroástr) (Russian), Zoroastro [masculine] (Spanish), Зардушт (Zardušt) (Tajik), Зартушт (Zartušt) (Tajik), Zerdüşt (Turkish), زەردۇشت (zerdusht) (Uyghur), Zardusht (Uzbek), Zerduşt (Zazaki)
Disambiguation of 'founder of Zoroastrianism': 49 51

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      "word": "ზარათუშტრა"
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      "roman": "zaratústra",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
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      "word": "זרתוסטרא"
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      "roman": "zarthuśtra",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
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      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
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      "word": "जारोस्टर"
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      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "ツァラトゥストラ"
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      "roman": "Zardūşt",
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      "word": "조로아스터"
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      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Zoroástr",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Зороа́стр"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "tg",
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      "roman": "Zardušt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Зардушт"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Zartušt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Зартушт"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Zerdüşt"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "zerdusht",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "زەردۇشت"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Zardusht"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Zerduşt"
    }
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    "Zoroaster"
  ],
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}
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    "Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters",
    "English 4-syllable words",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English learned borrowings from Latin",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Avestan",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "en:Individuals",
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      "word": "Zoroastrian"
    }
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "lbor"
    },
    {
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        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Ζωροάστρης"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ae",
        "3": "𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Zarathustra"
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      "args": {},
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        "An ancient Iranian prophet after whom the indigenous Iranian ethnic religion, Zoroastrianism, is named, also venerated in Mithraism."
      ],
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          "Zoroastrianism",
          "Zoroastrianism"
        ],
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          "Mithraism",
          "Mithraism"
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      "glosses": [
        "Pseudepigraphic name used by various Ancient Greek and Latin authors of late antiquity to lend weight to their opinions."
      ],
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        [
          "Pseudepigraphic",
          "pseudepigraphic#English"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌzɒɹoʊˈæstəɹ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈzɒɹoʊˌæstəɹ/"
    }
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zarādušt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "زَرَادُشْت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zarādašt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "زَرَادَشْت"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Zradašt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Զրադաշտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ae",
      "lang": "Avestan",
      "roman": "zaraθuštra",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Zərdüşt"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "juirau.akca.ta",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "ဇိုရော့အက်စတာ"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "蘇魯支"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "sou¹ lou⁵ zi¹",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "苏鲁支"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "瑣羅亞斯德"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "so² lo⁴ aa³ si¹ dak¹",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "琐罗亚斯德"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "蘇魯支"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Sūlǔzhī",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "苏鲁支"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "瑣羅亞斯德"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Suǒluóyàsīdé",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "琐罗亚斯德"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "查拉圖斯特拉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Chálātúsītèlā",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "查拉图斯特拉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cop",
      "lang": "Coptic",
      "roman": "zardroušt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ⲍⲁⲣⲇⲣⲟⲩϣⲧ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cop",
      "lang": "Coptic",
      "roman": "zaradēs",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ⲍⲁⲣⲁⲇⲏⲥ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zoroaster"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zarathoestra"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Zaratuŝtro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Zarathustra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zoroastre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zarathushtra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zarathoustra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "zaratušṭra",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "ზარათუშტრა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zarathustra"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Zoroástris",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ζωροάστρης"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Zōroástrēs",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Ζωροάστρης"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "zaratústra",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "זרתוסטרא"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "zarthuśtra",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ज़रथुश्त्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jārosṭar",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "जारोस्टर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jarduśt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "जरदुश्त"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jartuśt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "जरतुश्त"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zoroastro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Zoroasutā",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "ゾロアスター"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Zarasushutora",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "ザラスシュトラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Tsaratusutora",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "ツァラトゥストラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Zardūşt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Зардұшт"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Zaratuştra",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Заратуштра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Joroaseuteo",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "조로아스터"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zoroaster"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Zōroastrēs"
    },
    {
      "alt": "zltʿšt /⁠zardušt⁠/",
      "code": "pal",
      "lang": "Middle Persian",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "Zerdüşt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "زردشت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "Zeratüşt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "زراتشت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zardošt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "زردشت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zartošt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "زرتشت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zaratusztra"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zaratustra"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zoroaster"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zoroastro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zaratustra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Zaratústra",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Зарату́стра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Zoroástr",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Зороа́стр"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zoroastro"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Zardušt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Зардушт"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Zartušt",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Зартушт"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Zerdüşt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "zerdusht",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "زەردۇشت"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Zardusht"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "founder of Zoroastrianism",
      "word": "Zerduşt"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Zoroaster"
  ],
  "word": "Zoroaster"
}

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