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Chief deity of Zoroastrianism
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ormuzd
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ormazd \Or"mazd\, Ormuzd \Or"muzd\ or Ahura-Mazda \A`hu*ra-Maz"da\, n. [Zend Ahuramazda.] (Zoroastrianism) The supreme deity, the embodiment of the principle of good, creator of the world, source of light, and guardian of mankind. He is the opponent of ...
Usage examples of ormuzd.
Under the Night of winter--under the power of dark Ahriman, the evil spirit of Destruction--lay bud and germ in bondage, waiting for the coming of Ormuzd, the Sun of Light and Summer.
Thus, according to the Zend Avesta, it is by the Word (honover) more ancient than the world, that Ormuzd created the universe.