Zend-Avesta | ‖n. [ Properly, the Avesta, or sacred text, and its zend, or interpretation, in a more modern and intelligible language. W. D. Whitney. ] The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion, attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date. [ 1913 Webster ] |
avesta | (n) a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries, Syn. Zend-Avesta |
Zend-Avesta | ‖n. [ Properly, the Avesta, or sacred text, and its zend, or interpretation, in a more modern and intelligible language. W. D. Whitney. ] The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion, attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date. [ 1913 Webster ] |