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mobad

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Zoroastrian cleric of a particular rank, qualified to serve as celebrant priest at the Yasna ceremony and to train other priests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

From Classical Persian موبَد (mōbad).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Old Armenian: մոգպետ (mogpet) — Zoroastrian cleric
  • Gujarati: મોબેદ (mobed) — Zoroastrian cleric
  • Persian: موبَد (mōbad) — Zoroastrian cleric
  • Iranian Persian: موبد (mubad) — Zoroastrian cleric
  • Swedish: mobed — Zoroastrian cleric
  • Turkish: mubid — Zoroastrian cleric
  • Ottoman Turkish: موبد (mubed) — Zoroastrian cleric