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Parsee(dictionary)

Parsee (iou)



Parsee noun & adjective. [p¨»:'si:, 'p¨»:si:] Also Parsi. E17.
[Persian Parsi Persian, from Pars Persia.]
A. noun.
An adherent of Zoroastrianism; spec. a descendant of a group of Zoroastrian Persians who fled to India in the 7th and 8th cents. to escape Muslim persecution. Also called Guebre. E17.
= PAHLAVI noun. L18.
b. adjective. That is a Parsee; of or pertaining to the Parsees or their religion. Also = PAHLAVI adjective. L17.
Parseeism noun the religion of the Parsees, Zoroastrianism M19.
'Parsism noun (now US) = Parseeism M19.