MAZDA
\mˈazdə], \mˈazdə], \m_ˈa_z_d_ə]\
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maz'da, n. or AHURA MAZDÂH, the supreme deity and creator of the Zend-Avesta.--adj. MAZ'D[=E]AN.--n. MAZ'D[=E]ISM, the religious system of the Zend-Avesta, the ancient sacred writings of the Parsees, Zoroastrianism. [Zend ahu=the living, life, or spirit, root ah=to be; Mazdâh, the great Creator, maz+dâ=Sans. mahâ+dhâ.]
By Thomas Davidson