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avesta

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A=ves=ta

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun avesta has 1 sense

avesta(n = noun.communication) zend-avesta - a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries; Array

is a kind of religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing

Derived form adjective avestan₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

avesta, n.

The Zoroastrian scriptures; the sacred text of Zoroastrianism. See Zend-Avesta. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

avesta, n. (usu. prec. by the) the sacred writings of Zoroastrianism (cf. ZEND).

Etymology

Pers.

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avesta

Pseudo-Revelation

N pseudo-revelation, the Koran, the Alcoran, Lyking, Vedas, Zendavesta, Avesta, Sastra, Shastra, Tantra, Upanishads, Purana, Edda, Book of Mormon, Gautama, Buddha, Zoroaster, Confucius, Bab-ed-Din, Mohammed, golden calf, Baal, Moloch, Dagon.

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