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Zurvanism.

A now-extinct branch of Zoroastrianism that had the divinity Zurvan as its primordial creator deity.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzɜːvəˌnɪzəm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈzɝvəˌnɪzəm/General-American
  1. A now-extinct branch of Zoroastrianism that had the divinity Zurvan as its primordial creator deity.

    historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Zurvan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Zurvanism Of Persian origin, Zurvan + -ism, from Middle Persian [script needed] (Zurvān), from Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬥 (zruuān, “time”).

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