Ahura
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of the ahuric triad.
- 2 (Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Title of the three members of the ahuric triad – Ahura Mazda, Ahura Mithra, and Ahura Berezant Apam Napat – that regulate (or, in the case of Mazda, create) the physical and moral order (asha).
Example
More examples"Gladly pass the souls of the righteous to the golden seat of Ahura Mazda, to the golden seat of the Amesha-Spentas, to the Garô-nmânem, the abode of Ahura Mazda, the abode of the Amesha-Spentas, the abode of all the other holy beings."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Transliteration of Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 (ahura, “lord”). Doublet of Asura.
Etymology 2
Transliteration of Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 (ahura, “lord”).