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GUEBERS

\ɡˈɛbəz], \ɡˈɛbəz], \ɡ_ˈɛ_b_ə_z]\

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1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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The anc. Persian fire-worshippers, so called by the Mohammedans.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

This word, meaning infidel See Giaour, is applied by the Mohammedans to the worshippers of fire, who in India are called Parsees, as having come originally from Persia. Their sacred books are the Zendavesta.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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