Proper Name guide

Zoroaster

name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌzɒɹoʊˈæstəɹ/
  • /ˈzɒɹoʊˌæstəɹ/
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1

name

Meaning 1

An ancient Iranian prophet after whom the indigenous Iranian ethnic religion, Zoroastrianism, is named, also venerated in Mithraism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Pseudepigraphic name used by various Ancient Greek and Latin authors of late antiquity to lend weight to their opinions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Zarathustra

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prophet

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of Zarathustra.

Across languages

Translations

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زَرَادُشْت (zarādušt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Arabic: زَرَادَشْت (zarādašt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Armenian: Զրադաշտ (Zradašt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Azerbaijani: Zərdüşt — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Burmese: ဇိုရော့အက်စတာ (juirau.akca.ta) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蘇魯支 /苏鲁支 (sou1 lou5 zi1) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Chinese Cantonese: 瑣羅亞斯德 /琐罗亚斯德 (so2 lo4 aa3 si1 dak1) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瑣羅亞斯德 /琐罗亚斯德 (Suǒluóyàsīdé) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 查拉圖斯特拉 /查拉图斯特拉 (Chálātúsītèlā) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘇魯支 /苏鲁支 (Sūlǔzhī) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Coptic: ⲍⲁⲣⲇⲣⲟⲩϣⲧ (zardroušt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Coptic: ⲍⲁⲣⲁⲇⲏⲥ (zaradēs) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Dutch: Zoroaster — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Dutch: Zarathoestra — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Esperanto: Zaratuŝtro — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Finnish: Zarathustra — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • French: Zoroastre — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • French: Zarathushtra — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • French: Zarathoustra — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Georgian: ზარათუშტრა (zaratušṭra) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • German: Zarathustra — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Greek: Ζωροάστρης (Zoroástris) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Ancient Greek: Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Gujarati: જરથુષ્ટ્ર (jarthuṣṭra) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Gujarati: જરથોસ્ત (jarthost) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Gujarati: ઝોરોસ્ટર (jhorosṭar) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Hebrew: זרתוסטרא (zaratústra) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Hindi: ज़रथुश्त्र (zarthuśtra) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Hindi: जारोस्टर (jārosṭar) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Hindi: जरदुश्त (jarduśt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Hindi: जरतुश्त (jartuśt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Italian: Zoroastro — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Japanese: ゾロアスター (Zoroasutā) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Japanese: ザラスシュトラ (Zarasushutora) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Japanese: ツァラトゥストラ (Tsaratusutora) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Kazakh: Зардұшт (Zardūşt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Kazakh: Заратуштра (Zaratuştra) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Korean: 조로아스터 (Joroaseuteo) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Central Kurdish: زەردەشت (zerdeşt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Latin: Zoroaster — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Latin: Zōroastrēs — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Persian: زردشت (zardošt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Persian: زرتشت (zartošt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Middle Persian: 𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲 — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Polish: Zaratusztra — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Polish: Zaratustra — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Polish: Zoroaster — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Portuguese: Zoroastro — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Portuguese: Zaratustra — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Russian: Зарату́стра (Zaratústra) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Russian: Зороа́стр (Zoroástr) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Sicilian: Zuruastru — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Sicilian: Zaratustra — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Spanish: Zoroastro — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Tajik: Зардушт (Zardušt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Tajik: Зартушт (Zartušt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Turkish: Zerdüşt — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Ottoman Turkish: زردشت (Zerdüşt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Ottoman Turkish: زراتشت (Zeratüşt) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Uyghur: زەردۇشت (zerdusht) — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Uzbek: Zardusht — founder of Zoroastrianism
  • Zazaki: Zerduşt — founder of Zoroastrianism