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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARSEE

Par "see, n. Etym: [Hind. & Per. parsi a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian. ]

 

1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber.

 

2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees.

 

PARSEEISM

PARSEEISM Par "see *ism, n.

 

Defn: The religion and customs of the Parsees.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Parsee

Par see |pärˈsē, ˈpärsē ˌpɑrˈsi ˈpɑrsi |(also Parsi ) noun an adherent of Zoroastrianism, esp. a descendant of those Zoroastrians who fled to India from Muslim persecution in Persia during the 7th –8th centuries. ORIGIN from Persian pārsī Persian, from pārs Persia.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Parsee

Parsee |pɑːˈsiː, ˈpɑːsiː | noun an adherent of Zoroastrianism, especially a descendant of those Zoroastrians who fled to India from Muslim persecution in Persia during the 7th –8th centuries. ORIGIN from Persian pārsī Persian , from pārs Persia .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Parsee

Par see -si /pɑ́ː r siː, -̀-́ /名詞 C 〘史 〙パールシー教徒 〘ペルシャからインドに逃れたゾロアスター教徒 (の子孫 )〙.