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Parsee - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Parsee : (noun)
1: a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin;
descended from the Persians; now found in western India
[syn: Parsee, Parsi]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Parsee : \Par"see\, n. [Hind. & Per. p[=a]rs[=i] a Persian, a
follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian.]
1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian
religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in
India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber.
2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of
the Parsees.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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